La Sirena, Barrett Syrah, Napa Valley

Pop and pour from magnum. My last. Showing beautifully with figs, smooth black fruit, sous bois. No need to hold further.

2004 vintage

Unbelievable. March 2021 person said “disappointing !” No F’ingway. Awesome ! Tannins have dropped out. Perfectly balanced , bold fruit. Subtle undertones of chocolate and currant. I wooo I would drink a case of this if I could get it. This bottle is from a Meals-on-Wheels donation event. Signed. We saved it for a special event. It lived up to all of its potential ! Beautiful

2007 vintage

Acid minus with mute fruit flavors. Earthy, and balanced. No charm or delicious factor. Somewhat disappointing.

2007 vintage

I'm in agreement with other reviewers: This wine was fabulous. I don't know how much longer it can cellar, though, and so I am happy to have opened my only bottle last night with friends. And while I did decide to decant, my first taste was bottle-to-glass. As it turned out, decanting was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the silky-smooth tasting experience.

2004 vintage

Still absolutely gorgeous. Wonderfully smooth tannins. Great mouthfeel. Would never guess the wine was 16 years old. Color was a beautiful deep purple. Great depth of flavor. Dark fruits, blueberry

2004 vintage

From magnum. This magnum showed even better than the last one, rocking velvety dark fruit with just a hint of sweetness, light acid, firm but supple tannins. Palate is full yet feminine. Delicious.

2004 vintage

From magnum. Pop and pour, took two hours to peak so recommend decant. With air, silky, viscous Syrah with dark fruit, spice, eucalyptus. Just lovely.

2004 vintage

Pop and pour from magnum. Intense, high-toned Heidi Barrett Syrah with firm, supple tannins, blackberry liqueur, herbs, river rock, long finish with notes of molasses and Italian spices. This doesn't feel past peak at all, at least from this pristine magnum. Delicious.

2004 vintage

Too much grilled rabbit stew here for me. Those that like Sarah to be extra needy and funky we're saying that this one was more balanced, but I respectfully disagree. This was full all out game dish deluxe with cigar and smoke, pipe tobacco. There was absolutely no balance here. Not thinking this is showing decline at 12 years of age for a Napa Syrah. I can respect this wine for what it is....with a 91.

2007 vintage

Well balanced Syrah.

2007 vintage

Full bodied well balanced Syrah. Seems to be shutting down. Blackberries, mild pepper, vanilla, and some cocoa

2007 vintage

Tawny color. Zero tannins, moderately acidic. Supple mouth feel. Peppery notes, initial taste of martini olives. Long finish

2004 vintage

Heidi Barrett is amazing.

2007 vintage

Wines With A View (Capitol Grille Tasting Event) (The Spire) : Floral nose accompanied by blackberry jam and cream. Excellent silky, cashmere mouthfeel that screams Heidi Barrett. Plums mingle with blackberries and clove in the mouth. Very fruit forward, and another good feminine interpretation of Syrah. Reminded me of Shafer Relentless.

2007 vintage

Taste from Ed Hoke at FHE. Nice spice driven wine. Dark plums, baking spices, touches of anise and smoke. The palate is rich and well endowed. Not showing much age at all at this point. A little hot on the finish. Nice wine overall but priced a bit steep.

2007 vintage

Lots of Grenache, Syrah and more with friends (Downtown Cleveland) : This was vey nice, but on this night, not in the same quality so it suffered by comparison. So it goes. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries. On the palate, this drinks simply but nicely. Good fruit with some depth. Not much complexity. Very enjoyable.

2007 vintage

Clear dark, deep purple. Rich plummy oak nose. Smooth, dark cherry, vanilla, only moderate depth in mid-palate, where the wine lacks structure, otherwise very good. Long finish.

2007 vintage

very surprised to the upside with this wine. The tannis seems to have fallen away and you are left with nice dark fruit with a little acid

2004 vintage

Great wine but would never have guessed it was a Syrah if we didn't have the bottle. It was amazingly smooth and had great fruit.

2004 vintage

Perfumed nose followed with the taste of blue berries, licorice and lavender. Silky mouth feel with an equally silky and delicate finish.

2004 vintage

Wine uncorked with about 1-2mm of cork bleed. Dark purple stain. Decanted first on account of the sediment in the punt and neck. Dark purple pour into the glass. First waft is overpowering - perfume, lilac, daisies, lavender, with plum. An amazing nose, and for the wife, this was where it stopped. She didn't like the palate. I loved it personally. The wine on the entry was maybe a bit over the hill. Had some ripe tart plum, some lavender, …

2004 vintage

Pepper, earth, spice, jammy dark cherry scents open to a fresh, clean, expression of California Syrah that ends with a spicy, black and red fruit, filled finish.

2007 vintage

Mature, balanced black fruit, some bacon fat, integrated tannins. Great bottle of wine.

2004 vintage

Big and bold without being overbearing. Ripe, juicy blackberries and maple wood smoked bacon. Smooth and creamy mouthcoating flavors with a long finish of dark fruit and leather. The nose is a bit hot with EToH (14.8% ABV) but it doesn't intrude on the taste. While great now, 2-3 years more in the cellar should even out a slight sharp edge to this wine. I don't buy a lot of Syrah, but this was a standout a few years back …

2004 vintage

Lush, fruit-forward, inky purple and dark fruit really dominates with a nice subtle spice on the finish. Some gamey or green undertones, with a smooth mouthfeel after it opened up. Overall, a very nice bottle. Had it with dinner, but would probably not have been as good without food.

2004 vintage

Inky purple color. The nose had beautiful blackberry and some vanilla aromas. The palate was toned down a bit from the nose. Good dark fruit and currant flavors with notes of pepper and spices. Very smooth mouthfeel and a medium to long finish. The palate lost a good bit of it's fruit by day 2, and there was a slight grapefruit note on the finish (like a Rosella's vineyard type note).

2004 vintage

Purple core with 3 transitions. There is a stemmy quality on the nose that follows thru on the palate. A bit green still, with roasted meat, pepper and blackberry on the nose. The palate was a bit disjointed, with the different fruit characteristics kind of tripping over each other. A bit astringent, with a moderate finish. Had higher hopes. Approx $40

2004 vintage

A bit of a strange finish on this wine that I can't quite describe. Maybe citrusy is the best word to use. Overall, not a bad wine for the $20 I paid for it, but nowhere near a $40-$50 Syrah.

2004 vintage

Family Winemakers San Francisco; 8/24/2008-8/25/2008 (Fort Mason, San Francisco) : Ripe berry nose; tasty black fruit; medium finish 91+ pts.

2004 vintage

I brought this bottle to Merril Lindquist's home for our offline. Very dark ruby color. Delicious nose of black and red fruits. Gorgeous palate coverage and a nice, fruitful finish. This is a winner, although the night was long by then.

2004 vintage

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