2015 Keplinger Syrah Fuego y Mar
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Made from 100% Syrah sourced from the cooler Sonoma Coast (rocky, hillside parcels), the 2015 Fuego Y Mar from Keplinger sports a deep ruby/purple color to go with gorgeous notes of blueberry and black raspberry fruit intermixed with complex graphite, scorched earth, cracked pepper and bacon fat. With more violet/floral notes developing with time in the glass, it has full-bodied richness, incredible purity and sweetness of fruit, a seamless, silky texture, and ripe tannin, all making for an irresistible cool-climate Syrah that will keep for a decade or more. While the Syrah Hangman’s is a Côte Rôtie look-alike, this beauty is more Hermitage!
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Fuego y Mar, from Ulysses Valdez's Silver Eagle vineyard, is once again stunning. Bright, floral and exquisitely perfumed, the 2015 is all class. The bright red cherry, pomegranate, mint and rose petal notes are wonderfully delineated in this classy, gracious wine. Silky tannins round out this irresistible Syrah from Helen Keplinger. I especially like the freshness and purity of the fruit here.