The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Syrah 1999 EVENT SUPPORT What was a bit surprising

What was a bit surprising was that I did not get any residual sweetness at all (which was a good thing)

and hints of tannin that resonate under a pretty display of lingering floral tones

Almost Maderized on the nose but drank with a few big time wine people and they did not think so

as the years sitting in tge cellar treated it nicely

late-arriving tannins and lovely verve and length

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Syrah 1999 EVENT SUPPORT What was a bit surprising1. 5cm; one faded label So close to White Hawk Vineyard, and yet Thompson Vineyard is a completely different expression of syrah. It is big, chunky, and fruity. Compared to the White Hawk, its spiciness lurks more in the background and has a very different character. Instead of being oceanic, it is rather like some exotic spice cardamom perhaps. And besides the fruit, there is always an animal character to this wine that is quite provocative. Like all