title: Zaca Mesa 2013 Black Bear Block Syrah (Santa Ynez Valley)
description: Beautiful black-cherry fruit meets with touches of caramel and liquefied violet on the well-integrated nose of this bottling from the oldest Syrah planting in Santa Barbara County. The flavors are still a bit wound up, even four years on, but the black-currant, lavender, rosemary and charred-beef elements should rise above the wine's firm sticky tannins soon. Drink 2018–2023.
variety: Syrah
designation: Black Bear Block