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Hahn SLH Syrah

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Continuing the exploration of Syrah, we’re reviewing a wine that you typically wouldn’t see on this site because it sells for over $20.  While the general rule of thumb here is to only highlight wines that are $20 or less, I think it’s good to occasionally bring in a more expensive wine into the mix to see how it compares.  And at about $24 this isn’t significantly over our limit.

This wine comes from Hahn Estates in California.  You may recall the recent review we did of their Pinot Noir, which was quite good.  While Hahn has a number of wines in the under $20 price range, this one is from their SLH line of wines.  The SLH comes from the region where the wine is produced, Santa Lucia Highlands.  You may notice that they refer to it as “estate bottled.”  This is a term that means that 100% of the grapes in the wine were grown in that estate’s vineyard, in a specific appellation, and the wine was vinified and bottled on the same property.  Most wine is not estate bottled, so this is a unique aspect to this wine.

The Santa Lucia Highlands is a very highly regarded appellation in Californian wine, known for producing wines with pronounced fruit characteristics.  It’s best know for its Chardonnay and more recently for its Pinot Noir, but there is also some very good Syrah coming from this appellation.

Hahn SLH Syrah

Everything about Hahn SLH Syrah is big.  It’s dark and inky in the glass.  Aromas of white pepper, toasted oak, vanilla, blackberry, cherry and blueberry make for a very big nose on this wine. The palate is huge with massive amounts of cherry, blackberry, and blueberry.  It has a long finish with lots of toasted oak and a touch of peppery spice.  This is everything I would expect from a good Syrah.  It’s a good wine, but only one you’ll appreciate if you’re a fan of big wines.

Wine: Hahn SLH
Variety: Syrah
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol: 14.5%
Rating: 89
Price: $23.99

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Tim Lemke Tim is the founder and chief reviewer at Cheap Wine Ratings since 2007.

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