Brick Barn Mixed Reds

Tasting notes & discussion 23

Typically $62/bottle from Brick Barn Wine Estate
Vintage 2021 Syrah, Rhone Blend, & Grenache from Santa Inez Valley
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About Brick Barn Wine Estate: “At Brick Barn Wine Estate, we make the wines we love and grow the grapes that inspire us! For more than 50 years, we have overseen and worked this land. Today, we fulfill its destiny as a premium wine estate at the westernmost frontier of the Santa Ynez Valley AVA.”

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TASTING NOTES:
Syrah - “The Syrah presents warm aromas of red cherry, plum and spice with accents of dried herbs. A jammy, sumptuous texture offers rounded flavors of cherry, blueberry, cinnamon and toasted oak with trailing notes of white pepper and mocha. Juicy acidity and plump tannins converge on a smooth, structured finish.” (AbV 14.6%, pH 3.82, TA 0.52 g/100mL)

Rhone Blend - “The Rhône Blend presents heady aromas of strawberry cream, crushed blueberry and earthy loam. The palate is deep and engulfing, showing concentrated flavors of black cherry, blackberry and strawberry with notes of white pepper, tobacco leaf and summer herbs. Hints of cinnamon and mocha join rustic tannins on a rich, rounded finish.” (AbV 14.9%, pH 3.78, TA 0.52 g/100mL, 50% Syrah 50% Grenache)

Grenache - “The Grenache offers elegant aromas of red fruits, rose petal, tea leaf and sandalwood. The mouthfeel is lush, rounded and delicate, showing flavors of raspberry, strawberry and cherry cola with hints of cinnamon graham cracker. Juicy acidity flows seamlessly into a soft, silky finish.“ (AbV 15.4%, pH 3.66, TA 0.47 g/100mL)

BARRELS: 20 months in mostly neutral French oak.

PAIRS WITH:
Syrah - winter beef stews, rosemary pork chops, mushroom casserole and grilled lamb with herbes de Provençe.

Rhone Blend - hearty foods, including rack of lamb, grilled tri-tip, pasta Bolognese and hard, aged cheeses.

Grenache - medium-weight savory fare, including slow-cooked pork, white bean stew, braised veal chops and pan-seared lamb medallions.

THAT REMINDS ME OF: The weenus. All these years, people have been like, “Haha, did you know the skin on the elbow is called your weenus?” But I have learned that this is nothing but a joke! Yes, the skin of the elbow is not actually called the weenus outside of people making the comment “did you know the skin of the elbow is called a weenus.”

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