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Donelan Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard Green Valley 2014  - First Bottle

Reviews

96 Vinous -
The 2014 Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard is gorgeous. Inky, powerful and intense, but with striking aromatic lift from the 10% co-fermented Viognier, the 2014 is a total knock-out. Black pepper, sage, violet, lavender and a host of blue/purplish notes infuse the creamy finish. The 50% whole clusters add complexity, but are not overpowering. Put simply, this is a stunning wine from Donelan.
95 Jeb Dunnuck -
The 2014 Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard is another Cote Rotie look-alike that offers lots of cool-climate, pretty, peppery, and herbal notes as well as medium to full-bodied richness, loads of blackcurrants, black olive and violet nuances, integrated acidity and polished, fine tannin. It’s beautifully balanced and elegant, yet has enough structure to evolve for a decade or more. The 2014 was cofermented with 10% Viognier and brought up in neutral oak. As with all young vintages from this estate, give it a decant if drinking soon. This is cool-climate California Syrah done at its finest.
94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
Blended of 90% Syrah and 10% Viognier and aged in oak for 21 months in entirely used oak, the 2014 Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and nose of crushed black berries, black plums and black currants with underlying hints of tar, licorice, black olives and black pepper. Medium-bodied and quite elegant in the mouth, the perfumed layers have wonderful energy and persistence while the grainy tannins lend savory chewiness to the fruit and spice. 508 cases were made.

Technical Details

  • BlendSyrah
  • WinemakerJoe Nielsen
  • CountryUS
  • RegionCalifornia North Coast
  • AppellationGreen Valley, Russian River Valley
  • Alcohol13.8%

Donelan Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard Green Valley 2014

Syrah Blends  |  US
VN96, JD95, WA94+

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Outrageously killer single-vineyard brilliance from Donelan --- 96 points! Only 5 cases! Can we just tell you how freakin’ awesome this Syrah is? Co-fermented with 10% Viognier, this is simply a BLAST to drink and geek out on as it opens up and evolves. Very much like a “modern” Cote Rotie from a warm vintage, this is loaded with blue/purple intensity that we don’t encounter very often. Seriously, WOW!



Donelan is making intense but balanced wines from excellent cool-climate sites around Sonoma County; vineyards such as Kobler in Green Valley. They are tiny production, mostly sold via mailing list --- EXCEPT TODAY! Super limited…

About the Producer

Joe Donelan began his journey of wine discovery in the 1980s, led by an inspired sommelier at Toppers Restaurant on Nantucket. His love of wine soon led him on a journey to California, where he established a wine business that is now called Donelan Family Wines. Today, Donelan is sold primarily through their mailing list and the rest graces the tables of the finest restaurant lists across the country.