TN: 2009 Novy Family Wines Syrah Rosella's Vineyard

I consistenly enjoy these wines from Adam, year after year. He’s kept the pricing very reasonable and it remains for me a great syrah under the 40 buck line. Always dark, citrusy and packed with flavor and yet with this 2009, the wine starts out subtle but adds texture, weight and acidity with aeration. Dig it.

  • 2009 Novy Family Wines Syrah Rosella’s Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands (2/23/2012)
    Open 3 nights, with this note being from the final night. Dark wine, nearly opaque. Smells very much like a Rosella’s, with the smoke, pepper, flowers and some oak. The palate thickened up a bit since the first night, when I thought it was too lean and subtle. This point is worth noting as this wine doesn’t show its stuffing without aeration, which is a similar comment I made from the last bottle I had this past June. Thus, aerate the wine if you want full enjoyment, as while there is not big structure here, the components of the wine get markedly better with air. Still shows the juicy side I mentioned in my note last year, with lots of grapefruit and a soil note, a loamy quality. The berry is also earthier in nature, blackberry, dark which cuts a broad path across the palate. I don’t see this Rosella’s vintage for Adam being a long ager, as it’s plush and big shouldered but it also retains the acid and an absence of any over-ripe qualities. Thus, I would say drink now (provided you decant) or age into 2013 and enjoy through 2015. Good work, Adam.

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Frank, thanks for the excellent TN. I’ll have to try and score some of this, been a while since I’ve had a Novy. And I completely agree, Adam makes excellent Syrah in basically every vintage and the pricing is super realistic for the quality.

His…09 papera zin…aint to bad either

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Agree. First two times I had this wine, the best glass was the last glass from the decanter (after popping and pouring). Now I decant at least an hour before starting to drink.

Rhodes, you and I have talked Novy many times over the past several years and I value your feedback here, which matches what I noted. I have the 09 Garys’ up next, as when I tasted all three of the SLH cuvees this past June, I had the Garys’ stacked first.