Booker, Fracture, Paso Robles

Booker · California › Paso Robles › United States of America

Red · Syrah

Critics

94 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

93.8

Avg Score

Highest

KEEPS getting better and better. give your Fracture a few years. as POP this was ready willing and fabulous. right after an Akasha 2015 and in the same league. A reason to keep buying fracture and to be patient with them

2018 vintage

Surprisingly, much improved from the bottle consumed ~6 months ago. Maybe in a weird drinking window back then. This is a big Syrah with notes of dark fruit and meat. Structure is still intact but not over powering, so looking forward to trying another within the next year or so.

2018 vintage

92+

2018 vintage

loved this

2018 vintage

Excellent, with loads of robust dark fruit, molasses, charcoal smoke, dried herbs and roasted meats. Waves of finish make this so pleasurable. Great over 2 days. Strong showing from Booker.

2018 vintage

Excellent!

2018 vintage

Very robust, opened for 1 hour before pouring, no decant. Decant would benefit it, but this is on its way to being EXCELLENT.

2018 vintage

A bit disappointing. On the sweet side.

2018 vintage

Deep and powerful. Black fruit and a little spice. Excellent acid and tannin balance. Hard to gauge age from tasting - it’s good to go but at the same time it seems like it has plenty of life left. A beautiful expression of Paso Syrah.

2018 vintage

We love it. Paso has a way with Syrah.

2018 vintage

Drinking really nicely. Black fruits and violets. A great bottle of wine.

2018 vintage

Never disappoints... a great big Syrah that fills your mouth. OK, maybe a bit pricey for a Syrah but worth it.

2018 vintage

Interesting experience- did not decant and frankly seemed a little closed even after an hour. Still very good but less so than the previous bottle. Will have to revisit…

2018 vintage

Full throttle....3-hour decant....drank for 56th B-Day! My top bottling from Booker.

2018 vintage

Loving the ‘18 Fracture. Right off the first pour it’s an eruption of blue and black fruit flavors. Smoke notes, scorched flowers, grilled meats, bacon and some tangerine peel. Hints of chalkiness later on, grainy tannins on long finish. Enjoyed a glass outside by the fire table (it was 52F), finishing the rest inside with pizza. Cheers

2018 vintage

Two glasses via Coravin. Spectacular and ready to drink with minimal air.

2018 vintage

a little early in it's drinking window on day 1 by day five more integrated and still fresh love the syrah fragrance

2018 vintage

Intense dark fruit with depth and complexity. Powerful yet fruity.

2018 vintage

Explosive and vibrant Syrah. Loads of delicious dark plums, berries, smoked meats, bacon fat, wild flowers, extra roasted dark Cocoa and sweet tar. Nice acidity. Ripe tannins. Long finish. Cheers!

2018 vintage

Exceptional syrah. Deep purple. Wonderful taste

2018 vintage

WIML93 Tasted non blind. Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of soapstone, leather, florals, plums and black raspberries. Flavors of black raspberries, cherries and plums. Medium acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink now with some air or hold.

2018 vintage

Powerful stuff. Intense yet nuanced, fruity yet savory, this is very complex. No question that it is still young. Approachable now but has a long life ahead of it. Give it a good hour of air to get the most out of it now. Definitely a world class Syrah expression!

2018 vintage

Deep purple color; nose of blackberries; full bodied with dark fruit, vanilla in a a smooth balanced enjoyable wine. Top pick in a tasting of California Syrahs.

2018 vintage

Delicious! Could be softer in a few years.

2018 vintage

Took a bit to open but it’s all there

2018 vintage