2023 | Arnot-Roberts Clary Ranch Syrah | Sonoma Coast Frappato with great freshness and clarity

with great freshness and clarity of fruit expression allied to silky tannin

Full-bodied with phenolic tension and length

It's a bit reductive from the recent bottling some three months before I tasted it

this generously perfumed and incredibly refreshing bottling suggests that

2023 | Arnot-Roberts Clary Ranch Syrah | Sonoma Coast Frappato with great freshness and clarityThe 2023 Syrah Clary Ranch is an especially wild, animalistic Syrah. Black pepper, game, incense, licorice and iron are some of the nuances that unfold with air. At 11% in alcohol, the 2023 is lacking in mid palate density, and yet it is a very distinctive wine in its own way. Anthony Galloni