 Syrah 2010
Dunnigan Hills, California
PRICE: $17.99/bottle
CSPC: +917708
FORMAT: 12x750mL
AVAILABILITY: SPLTY, Good Stock Available
90 POINTS Stan Reitan
(The Blue Collar Wine Guy)
"90% Syrah and 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon this syrah has a
brooding nose of bread crust, blackberries and black plums. If you have the patience, let this breath a little and the aromas pop. Otherwise, they are a little restrained. In the mouth the wine is tight and bright with an almost meat like quality to it (venison perhaps). Flavors of mint, cassis and blueberry come through on the front of the palate with a nice intensity and vibrant acidity. There is a little citrus element that comes through on the mid-palate that follows into the finish. It is blueberries meet citrus with a splash of smoke and mint.
This syrah has a lot of muscle to it and is well integrated. I like it now, but it will definitely age well over the next 3-5 years and if you have the patience I believe you will be rewarded. Pair it up with some lamb or BBQ ribs and WOW!" January 2013
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WHY MATCHBOOK?
As a kid growing up in the late 1950's and early 1960's John Giguire was a confirmed pyromaniac starting various things on fire such as his father's wheat field. At one point, fearing total ruin from his kids burning him out of the house and farm, his father took them to the city jail for an hour stay to impress upon his brother and him the futility of their fascination with fire. John and his brother Karl answered at a later date by graduating from random fires to the launching of rockets which often blew up at some stage of their journey resulting in more random fires and a call to the local fire department for help. They eventually grew out of this fascination with the 'Matchbook" but still have fond memories of the power they possessed.
John and his brother now focus their attention on the wine business that they started on land from their family farm in 1983. High quality wines at affordable prices are a testament to their passion and dedication at whatever they do.
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