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Donelan
Donelan Family Wines is a boutique winery, with vineyards located all throughout Sonoma. This family owned winery produces a delicious variety of wines such as Syrah, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Chardonnay, and Viognier. Despite this list, the star of the show is Syrah. This small family vineyard puts the grape and what it can give to man as its priority, which is an inspiration to most winemakers in California.
Tasting Notes
- WA96
- The 2013 Syrah Walker Vine Hill uses 55% whole clusters, 25% new French oak, and is again 100% Syrah, aged 20 months prior to bottling. Hermitage-like and full-bodied, with a dense purple color, notes of graphite, camphor, blackberries and cassis are all present as well as a flowery component that just seems to be part of the Donelan aromatic profile. This is seductive, lush, heady, but again structured and deep. Forget it for a year or two and drink it over the following 15+.
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