Lot 144
SAXUM BONE ROCK JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2011 (1) WA 97+
SAXUM BONE ROCK JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2012 (1) WA 99
SAXUM BONE ROCK JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2013 (1) WA 99
Lot 144 Details
SAXUM BONE ROCK JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2011 (1)
Paso Robles.
u. 1.5 cm.
The 2011 Syrah James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock opens in the glass with complex aromas of ripe black fruits, rich spice, cracked pepper, licorice and savory notions of grilled meats. On the palate, it's full-bodied, fine-grained and intensely concentrated, with a firm, tight-knit core and unusual energy. The finish is long, precise and penetrating. While the 2011 vintage tends to be tainted by association with the challenges producers faced on California's North Coast, conditions were not so adverse in Paso Robles: at Saxum, the year seems to have produced some of the most tight-knit wines of Justin Smith's career, and the wines have the potential to be unusually long-lived. May 2018 Drink: 2018-2038 WA 97+
SAXUM BONE ROCK JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2012 (1)
Paso Robles.
scraped label
The 2012 Syrah James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock is the star of the show in 2012. Borderline perfection, it has straight up awesome notes of black and blue fruits, pepper, crushed violets and searing chalky minerality that shows on both the nose and palate. Full-bodied, seamless and elegant, it's a stacked, concentrated, layered Syrah that never puts a foot wrong. Give it 2-4 years and enjoy bottles through 2032. August 2015 WA 99
SAXUM BONE ROCK JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2013 (1)
Paso Robles.
raised cork
Flirting with perfection, the 2013 Syrah James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock is one of the wines of the vintage. Made from 80% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 5% each of Grenache and Roussanne, which saw a big chuck of whole clusters, it offers sensational aromas and flavors of black raspberries, violets, pepper and crushed rock that literally come leaping out of the glass. Full-bodied, seamless, elegant, yet concentrated and incredibly pure, with a finish that won't quit, this beauty will stand beside some of the greatest Hermitages out there. Give bottles 3-4 years and enjoy over the following 10-15 years. Unfortunately, due to ridiculously low yields, there won't be a Bone Rock released in 2014 or 2015, so don't miss this beauty! August 2016 WA 99