Kokomo Winery 2006 – Green Pastures Vineyard Syrah
February 20, 2010
The Facts:
The 2006 Kokomo Green Pastures Syrah is 100% varietal. This is single vineyard wine. Green pastures Vineyard is dry farmed. It was aged in 100% French Oak, 30% new. 500 cases were produced. Retail price is $27. Winemaker Erik Miller took the name of his hometown in Indiana for his label. This winery was established in 2004.
Dave’s Take:
This is my first time out trying a bottle from Kokomo Winery and I won’t lie, I’m kind of excited. Once in a while you get a gut feeling on a wine and their 2006 Green Pastures Syrah is beckoning me to give it a try.
The impressive nose is filled with rich berry fruit, a really nice floral component and a bit of white pepper. The palate is rewarded with blueberry, blackberry, and bacon fat. A medium to long finish reveals a nice minerality and continued blackberry. This is a well balanced wine with medium tannins. I feel that it could use another year or so in the bottle to develop a bit more. It will drink well through 2016 but keep a close eye after that. Pair this with a nice hearty, gamey meal such as lamb or venison…these are the perfect compliment to this food friendly wine.
All and all this is a solid wine I look forward to trying others in the future from them. The floral component on the nose really drew me in. Now all of you know, flowers and dirt are my thing. Perhaps I should treat my backyard as a salad bar…my dog already does. Could her palate be more advanced than mine? Time will tell.
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