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- Relic Ritual Red 2010 Product #26634 (In Stock)
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As with the 2009, there’s just so much to love about this wine. Start with Bandol’s Mourvedre grape in the staring roll – there are a whopping 11 acres of it in all of Napa, so you don’t often see it playing the lead. Then, add red fruit from juicy Grenache and blue fruit and minerality from 110 year-old Carignan grown at the end of Pickett Road in Calistoga (right next door to one of California’s best and most famous Cabernet vineyards). Round things out with a bit of meaty Syrah and juicy, structured, Petite Sirah, and you’ve got a luscious, highly drinkable, red that will knock your socks off. While still tightly wound, it’s clear that the 2010 edition of Ritual is even more pure, deeply flavored, and complete than the outstanding 2009. There’s not very much wine like this made in Napa, still less at this price point. Grab it now.
“47% mourvedre, 21% carignane, 15% grenache, 12% petite sirah and 5% syrah. Deep ruby-red. Sexy aromas of blackberry, cracked pepper, flowers and spices. Cool, spicy and aromatic in the mouth, with blue and black fruit flavors lifted by flowers and white pepper and given structure by firm tannins. This bottling features the highest percentage of mourvedre yet, notes winemaker Mike Hirby, as well as 110-year-old carignane vinified with whole clusters. Really lovely aromatics here.”International Wine Cellar 92 points
“Slow to reveal all its charms, with supple, ripe plum and blackberry fruit woven among crushed rock, cedar and sage notes, this red offers a delightfully teasing mix of flavor, texture and surprising subtleties. Mourvèdre, Carignane, Grenache, Petite Sirah and Syrah. Drink now through 2022. 460 cases made.” Wine Spectator 92 points
- Relic Scarpa Syrah 2010 Product #26635 (In Stock)
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Case price applies to orders for 12 or more bottles of any Relic wines (mix/match). Note that your mix/match Case savings will NOT show on your web site receipt. Don’t worry – we’ll adjust the prices when we pull the wines in the store and before your card is charged.
As far as we can tell, these are the last few cases of 2010 Scarpa Syrah available anywhere in the USA! A big wine that’s been garnering big ratings for the past two vintages, but stays honest and even pure within its size and power. Mike gets his fruit for the Scarpa Syrah from the Prichard Hill section of Napa’s famous Stagecoach Vineyard. The ripe, mineral-laced, fruit was fermented Northern Rhone-style, with 20% whole clusters to add structure and perfume. Aging in new and used French oak allowed the wine to unwind a bit and find its center before release.
This was still tight and trim when we showed it in November, but is opening nicely now. Deep, dense, complex, and focused, the 2010 Scarpa Syrah is a terrific marriage of New- and Old-World styles. Layered aromas and flavors of wild berries, licorice, raspberry confit, and roasted meat swirl around in this full-bodied red, but everything is in perfect proportion and the finish is elegant and clean. Just 270 cases made and not much left.
