The 2019 Syrah Oregon Gargantua is a beast: peppery, floral, meaty, nearly bloody, packed full of crushed olive, blackberries, smoke and ashen stone notes lifted by hints of sweet sage. It floods the palate with ripe black fruits and savory herbal tones, as vibrant acidity adds balance and salty minerals saturate, all supported by medium-weight textures. The mouth is left watering for more as fine tannins frame the experience and hints of salted licorice slowly fade. This smoky and savory Syrah would be hard to place in a blind tasting, but Joh Bergstrom said it quite eloquently, "It's Oregon."
95 Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com
The 2019 Syrah Oregon offers some blue fruit in this youthful stage, with blackberry liqueur, macerated purple flowers, and dark mineral earth. It is very open and generous, with perfume that lasts for ages on the palate. This is delicious right out of the gate, but I would hold it another couple years and drink 2024-2034.
