Mira Winery Hyde Vineyard Syrah 2016
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Aromas of dark blackberry, currants, white pepper, gravel, and leather are followed by intense flavors of blackcurrants, cured meats (think charcuterie), pepper, and anise.
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The Somm Journal
A striking lineup of scents, including ripe plum, dried violets, and sandalwood, takes one’s breath away. Black pepper alights gently on dark plum as base notes of clove and cedar mingle. Grilled meats burst in on the satin-textured palate, and a tingle of spice is left behind on the dense and lengthy finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
Bursting in garrigue and sanguine, meaty game, this wine dazzles in black olive, dried herb and brambly blackberry. Firm supple tannins provide a foundation of structure and power, with the wine presenting as relatively light on its feet despite its inherent ripeness
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Aromas of plums, blueberries, dried herbs and smoked meat, as well as some balsamic and cigar box. It’s medium-bodied with sleek tannins. Soft structure with a smoky, savory and flavorful finish. Drink now.
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James Suckling
Aromas of plums, blueberries, dried herbs and smoked meat, as well as some balsamic and cigar box. It’s medium-bodied with sleek tannins. Soft structure with a smoky, savory and flavorful finish. Drink now.
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Mira Winery produces a limited amount of single vineyard wines from well known Napa Valley AVA Districs Stags Leap, Los Carneros and Rutherford. With over 20 years of wine making experience, Winemaker Gustavo Gonzalez is a craftsman whose critically acclaimed wines are of exceptional character and complexity, delighting the palates of wine drinkers today and for years to come. Our well established and long term relationships with some of the most elite and olders growers in Napa Valley allows us to manage the process from bud to bottle, vinifying the grapes to maintain the characterisitics of these exceptional geographies and produce a portfolio a uniquely luxurious wines.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.