2021 Ledge Bien Nacido Vineyard Syrah Santa Maria Valley

JD97-100 Another wine that’s going to flirt with perfection, the 2021 Syrah Bien Nacido Vineyard comes all from Block 11 and is 100% Estrella Clone Syrah. It reveals a deep purple hue as well as a quintessential nose of bloody black and blue fruits, white and black pepper, iron, and assorted gamey, meaty nuances. Concentrated, medium to full-bodied, and seamless, it’s an incredible wine in every sense. The only downside is it’s made in tiny quantities!
 
Jeb Dunnuck: The young Mark Adams, who trained under none other than Justin Smith, continues to produce brilliant, singular wines from both his estate fruit and some purchased fruit, which comes from some of the crème de la crème sites in the appellation. The estate vineyard is almost entirely own-rooted and is propagated using a massale selection from the vineyard, which was largely planted from Syrah cloned from the Bone Rock parcel in James Berry. This is a cooler, sandy site located in the Willow Creek District and the wines from here always have some old-world character, yet still speak clearly of Paso Robles. Readers looking for the next cult mailing list are advised to get on this estate’s bandwagon.