Tensley
Tierra Alta Vineyard Syrah
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
This vineyard (for me) was one of the lesser Syrah vineyards in Santa Barbara County that Joey used to work with, and usually came across as a somewhat lighter fruit, usually good acid, but still high ABV (this is 14.6%), so good to very good, but never my favorite, this is still drinkable, but clearly in the “drink me soon (now??)” category.
This vineyard (for me) was one of the lesser Syrah vineyards in Santa Barbara County that Joey used to work with, and usually came across as a somewhat lighter fruit, usually good acid, but still high ABV (this is 14.6%), so good to very good, but never my favorite, this is still drinkable, but clearly in the “drink me soon (now??)” category.
Mar 12th, 2026Mostly blue fruits, crisp acidity, smells mature, but palate is still pretty fresh, medium-long finish, time to drink up!
Mostly blue fruits, crisp acidity, smells mature, but palate is still pretty fresh, medium-long finish, time to drink up!
Nov 14th, 2025Black and blue fruit aromas and flavors, solid acidity, a bit of ABV (14.5%) shows in the longish finish, close to, if not fully mature, very good!
Black and blue fruit aromas and flavors, solid acidity, a bit of ABV (14.5%) shows in the longish finish, close to, if not fully mature, very good!
Jan 9th, 2025Blue and black fruit aromas and flavors, rich but not overripe, nicely balanced, color shows some browning, this seems mature, should hold for a few more years at least, long finish.
Blue and black fruit aromas and flavors, rich but not overripe, nicely balanced, color shows some browning, this seems mature, should hold for a few more years at least, long finish.
Jul 19th, 2024
Still dense purple color, dark fruits and minerality, drinking very well, probably close to maturity, but quite nice!!
Still dense purple color, dark fruits and minerality, drinking very well, probably close to maturity, but quite nice!!
Aug 9th, 2014