2004 WHITE HAWK Syrah

Santa Barbara County.

To preserve its essence, the wine was not fined or filtered, and so quite a bit of natural sediment has acumulated during aging. So, to fully appreciate this Syrah, decanting is essential.

Here is the note written by Adam when the wine was first released:


Aromatically and texturally this wine, by no design of my own, comes closest to that "international style" that I love to take pot shots at. This wine truly is a monolithic monster that is spicy and mineral-y in aroma as well as dense and mouth-coating. It's a style that many people love to drink young, and, although it is drinkable now, I think that's ultimately unfair to this wine. I wouldn't even think of opening it for at least five years because I have found that, with time, many of our wines similar to this one shed their baby fat and become balanced, compelling and interesting wines with age. This one has all the elements to mature gracefully for years.