Jim Olsen Mendocino County Syrah 2011
About the wine
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- Jim found some awesome biodynamic grapes (that's like organic agriculture mixed with a fair amount of wizardry) and you get a huge hit of aromatic fruit from this Syrah.
- This is like a fancy Rhone-styled wine but a lot cheaper because it's coming from Mendocino where viticulture isn't the most popular thing to farm.
- A balanced Syrah like this is perfect to start a meal off and ease your way into the bigger bottles later down the line.
Best before
Enjoy over next 24 months
Serving advice
Open 20 minutes before serving at room temperature.
Food match
Beef Bourguignon with wild mushrooms with roasted new potatoes, carrots, fennel, parsnips.
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Jim Olsen
Years Angel-funded: 2012-18
- Jim didn't just study wine at the University of California, he taught about it for 30 years.
- Before Naked, he worked mainstream jobs like La Crema and held quirkier side gigs - like growing Portuguese grapes in Californian soil.
- Jim spent decades in California cellars. At Naked, he found the most surprising deals for Angels - delighting you with Winemaker Fantasy wines (like White Barbera!) as a true champion of the rare varieties and vineyards in the state.
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