The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman Vineyard, Syrah 1996 Syrah The palate was fantastic- layers

The palate was fantastic- layers of flavor

but folks enjoyed it for its exuberance (and by the way it still drinks well)

whole clusters are being used and the fermentation takes place in stainless steel “cuves” rather than in open wooden vats

is a preview of what is to come

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman Vineyard, Syrah 1996 Syrah The palate was fantastic- layers2. 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