WTN: Majik carpet ride

[David M. Bueker]

2012 Wind Gap Wines Syrah Majik Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (8/11/2015)
Early days for this wine. It is very unevolved, starting out mostly grapey. I poured off a sip to check it, then left the bottle to air for 90 minutes. Pull some local lamb chops off the grill and it's time to go. Still very youthfully unevolved, but some elements coming into focus, mostly focused on red meat, ripe berries and then an elusive and alluring bacon note. Palate richness grows with air, and gives more and more reason to let my other bottles rest for a few years before sampling again. Promising. Very promising.

I tasted a Syrah Pax made from the same vineyard several years ago, and was quite struck by the intensity of the wine. The focus, depth, and vibrancy of expression were astonishing. Magic, you might say!

[David M. Bueker]

I'll be interested to see where this goes. Despite the interesting elements that came out, it is mostly grapey right now. I've seen that with a lot of the Sonoma Coast '12s. Need to learn to keep hands off.