The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman Vineyard, Syrah 1996 Alsace It should continue to evolve

It should continue to evolve for 25-30 years

We are definitely in the realm of fine wine here with true finesse and grace in the aromatics and balance of this unique beverage

where the slope is steep

Touches of yellow fruit and beeswax emerge with time in the glass

tight and powerful

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman Vineyard, Syrah 1996 Alsace It should continue to evolve2. 0cm; faded label Adam Tolmach, The Ojai Winemaker There is something very interesting about this vineyard because each year, after fermentation and continuing until bottling, there is a hardness and minerality about the young wine that puts most people off. I remember the 1996 in barrel. I couldnt get anyone who tasted it to admit that it was any good at all! And yet, after bottling, it blossomed into an indisputably wonderful wine. The same was