Eric Kent Appellation Series Syrah Sonoma County 2022

Eric Kent Appellation Series Syrah Sonoma County 2022

Brimming with aromas and flavors of dark fruits like blackberry and black plum, coupled with notes of blueberry, fig and a hint of dark chocolate, this wine is both complex and super easy to drink right away. Tannins are smooth on the back end of a full yet supple body, sexy and silky in texture. There is so much to like here, you may want to skip all the fancy language and dive straight into the enjoyment. This Appellation Series celebration is a show-stopping example of what Sonoma County Cabernet can do when all the stars align.

Sonoma County is one of the United States’ most important wine regions. Vines have been grown here since the 1850s and, apart from the inevitable hiatus brought about by Prohibition, the county’s relationship with wine has been prolific and unbroken.

Sonoma Valley (see also the main entry for Sonoma Valley) is located in the county’s southeastern corner, and effectively mirrors the shape and orientation of Napa Valley just across the Mayacamas Mountains. It encompasses Bennett Valley, Sonoma Mountain and the western half of Carneros – arguably California’s finest “cool-climate” terroir. The Sonoma Valley climate is famously blessed with cooling fog, which rolls in from San Pablo Bay in the summer months. Trapped between the Sonoma and Mayacamas mountains, the fog here is noticeably denser and more persistent than in the broader valleys to the north. When combined with cooling ocean breezes, this means that Sonoma Valley is sufficiently cool to rate as Region I (>2500 degree days) on the Amerine-Winkler climate scale, yet sufficiently sunny to produce bright, intensely flavored wines.