Bien Nacido has not been considered a top tier syrah vienyard, however it is one of the best kept secrets in the Central Coast of California.
This wine was the second vintage harvested after Chris Hammell took over the vineyard management duties in 2001. It shows.
This Syrah required time to come into its own. Tasting notes from 2004 indicate this wine was tight, spicy and exotic with no forward fruit when it was released.
Fast forward seven years and this wine proves my point about Bien Nacido syrah grapes. This is a big chewy wine with balanced black fruit flavors and round soft tannins. It paired nicely with Wild Ginger’s Black Pepper Scallops, Lamb Satay, Fragrant Duck, Seven Flavor Beef, and Panang Beef Curry. Wine list price: $112USD