The Paring Syrah 2019
The Paring Syrah 2019
This Syrah comes to The Paring team from Santa Ynez Valley. After the grapes are harvested the wine is aged in 35% new, 65% neutral French oak for 22 months.
Aromatically the wine has notes of delicately dried violets, tart blackberries, and freshly cracked black pepper. On the palate, there is a perfect balance of sweet black fruits and damp topsoil with a bold tannic backbone.
Ratings
Lastly, the 2019 Syrah gives up textbook varietal notes of blackberries, roasted herbs, peppered meat, and iron. Medium-bodied on the palate, with plenty of texture and good overall balance, you certainly couldn’t go wrong with a multi-bottle purchase, and it will keep for 4-6 years (probably longer).
- 90 points August, 2022, Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes
delicate dried flowers
tart blackberries
black pepper
sweet black fruit
damp topsoil
bold tannins
Food Pairing
grilled lamb
shawarma
grilled eggplant
VARIETAL COMPOSITION Syrah
REGION California
COUNTRY United States
APPELLATION(S) Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley
PROPRIETORS Stan Kroenke
FOUNDED 1996
WINEMAKER Matt Dees
Made from the vineyard blocks that are either too young or don't fit into the vintage style of the highly acclaimed Jonata and The Hilt wines—The Paring is essentially a "chip off the old block." The grapes are sourced primarily from three Santa Barbara regions on the vanguard: Ballard Canyon, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley.
Armed with a degree in Soil Science from the University of Vermont and vintages at Staglin in Napa, California and Craggy Range in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, Matt has an intrinsic feel for wine, from dirt to glass. Curious and experimental by nature, Matt’s approach to winemaking is grounded in the vineyard first and foremost: attuned to the vines, the weather, the soil, Matt seems almost to be a part of the vineyard itself.
Matt comes to wine with an untethered philosophy, a mindset embodied in The Paring. At the core of these wines one finds a wide-ranging exploration of style, vineyards and blending. When he's not working with The Paring, Matt can be found making the wines for its big sister wineries - Jonata and The Hilt.
