SKU: 19198
Saxum Booker Vineyard 2010
- rr98
- ws94
750ml
Please call Catherine Store about this product. 970-704-9463
$179.87
Category | Red Wine |
Varietals | |
Region | California, Central Coast, Paso Robles |
Brand | Saxum |
Alcohol/vol | 15.9% |
Owned by Eric and Lisa Jensen, the Booker Vineyard is extremely steep and rocky with a mix of calcareous and silicious soils. We lease 2 acres of East facing Syrah that produce extremely concentrated fruit with great acidity, 1 acre of a North West face that we ferment whole cluster to produce a black tannic wine with great texture, and 1 acre of Mourvedre on a South slope that gives wonderful intensity and structure. The resulting blend is very concentrated, with great texture and tons of fruit and spice. We age it for 20-26 months mainly in new 350 Liter French hogshead barrels with extra thick staves. Our wines are never racked off their lees and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The Rhone Report
- rr98
Wine Spectator
- ws94
A sizable wine that's rich, intense and harmonious, with a nuanced mix of extracted blackberry, spice, plum, licorice and cigar box flavors. Best to cellar. Syrah and Mourvèdre. Best from 2014 through 2024. 500 cases made.