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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 2014 Syrah Cuvee Keltie has a deep garnet-purple color and was aged 21 months in oak, none of it new, and uses around 80% whole cluster. It opens with tar and asphalt notes over a core of cassis, baked blackberries and dark chocolate with hints of cloves, aniseed, roses and salami. The palate has a very firm structure of chewy tannins and balanced acidity, framing the muscular black fruits and earthy/savory flavors, finishing long. It needs another 2-4 years to really shine, but should generously reward cellaring for upwards of 20+ years. 301 cases were made.
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