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2017 Hartford Court Outer Limits™ Syrah

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2017 Hartford Court Outer Limits™ Syrah

94 points, Audrey Frick
$55
Not a historical or directOnly product
BROWSING ONLY

Black and blue fruits drive the aroma initially in this Sonoma Coast Syrah, with slight gamy characters, garrigue, blond tobacco and lilac aromas. Tasting the wine one finds ripe blueberry and black currant flavors, and tannins that express the wine’s mountaintop sourcing. This dense and spicy Syrah was cra�ed in a style reminiscent of the great wines of the Northern Rhône Valley
94 points, Audrey Frick
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An opaque purple, the 2017 Syrah Outer Limits is highly aromatic, with meaty, ripe, savory aromas of umami richness in its notes of soy spice, olive, blackberry, and plum. Fleshy and full-bodied, it has good lift and a weightless feel, with black plum, fresh sweet soil, and pressed violets. Give it another couple of years and drink 2025-2035."
Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, July 2023

Historical Acclaim

  • V. 2018: 95 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024
  • V. 2021: 95 points, Billy Norris, Vinous, January 2026
  • V. 2019: 94 points, Tom Capo, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, December 2025
  • V. 2019: 92 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2025
  • V. 2019: 90 points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, June 2024
  • V. 2018: 96 points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, July 2023
  • V. 2018: 93 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2024
  • V. 2018: 92 points, Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, October 2023
  • V. 2018: 91 points, Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, January 2024
  • V. 2017: 94 points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, July 2023
  • V. 2017: 92 points, Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, October 2023
  • V. 2017: 91 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2024
  • V. 2016: 95 points, Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, September 2022

Vineyard & Vintage Character

Our Outer Limits™ Vineyard Syrah comes from an estate vineyard site, located on a windswept ridge area near Annapolis.  The vineyard, which also is the source of our Far Coast Chardonnay and Pinot Noir bottlings, is a very cool site surrounded by redwood forests, over an hour north of the Russian River. This Sonoma Coast mountain ridge is four miles from the Pacific Ocian at 900 feet elevation.  The soils are the Goldridge series on top of older volcanic bedrock, which drives a balance between fruit, complexity, and structure.
Outer Limits™ Syrah
Wine Details
OAK
100% French oak, 31% new
Yeast
Native
TA
6.3 g/L
CASES PRODUCED
150
TIME IN OAK
21 months
ALCOHOL
15.4%
PH
3.48
FILTRATION
No fining or filtration
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