- Practicing Organic
- 100% Syrah
- Includes portion of harvests the Sta. Rita Hills, Arroyo Grande, and Santa Maria Valley bottlings
- Indigenous yeast fermentation
- Aged 17 months in neutral barrique & puncheon before bottling
- Unfined and unfiltered
- 20 ppm SO2
- 12.9% ABV
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2025
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Santa Barbara
Variety:
Syrah
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-PSS-01-25 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2026-11-01
"The 2025 Syrah PS is loaded with saline, peppery character, with clean dark raspberry fruit, oil-cured olive, white pepper, eucalyptus and violet. Surprisingly approachable and yielding, it is also a notably more generous wine than past editions. Rich yet upright, the 2025 marks a fabulous new direction for this project. A long, savory finish wraps things up in beautiful style."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2024-11-13
"A vivid and distinctive wine with black olive, mushroom and licorice aromas that go deeper on the palate. Medium-bodied with moderate tannins and a long and lingering finish. So distinctive and adventurous. Drink or hold."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2024-10-10
"The 2022 PS Syrah opens with a smoldering, beautiful nose of charcoal embers, lavender, olive brine and faint hints of vanilla pod. The palate is rich and layered, landing in a decadently savory, animalistic finish"a fantastically overperforming regional wine."
2022
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2024-08-15
"The 2022 Syrah PS bright, punchy and full of character. This gorgeous cool-climate Syrah hits all the right notes. Hints of black pepper, lavender and clove play off a core of dark-toned fruit. Most of this fruit is from Hines, a young site in the Sta. Rita Hills. This is nicely done."
2022
Jancis Robinson
Score
18
Date
2023-08-17
"Very dark garnet. Smells of dark berries and herbs. Wonderfully savoury flavours of underbrush, herbs and meaty dark berries possess a faintly smoky quality, accentuated by powdery tannins. Excellent acidity that has a saline quality at times, and other moments comes across as iron or iodine. Delicious and exceptional value. VGV (AY) 13.4%"
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-12-08
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2025-03-02
"Offers a complex and savory entry of grilled rosemary, peppercorn and candied bacon, with an intense, floral black currant note underneath. Built around a rich core of brambly berries and black plum on a medium frame. Brine-like acidity pushes things to the well-formed finish around refined tannins. Drink now through 2034. 2,436 cases made. "Aaron Romano"
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2023-12-29
"The 2021 Syrah Santa Barbara County is scented of black raspberries, candied blackberries, cracked pepper, smoked meats and green olive. The medium-bodied palate is bright and chalky with restrained yet nuanced fruit and a long, latent finish. I would be inclined to drink it on the earlier side after a couple hours in a decanter, and its freshness will allow it to pair widely at the table. 2,436 cases produced."
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2023-09-09