{"product_id":"ojai-stolpman-syrah-1999-cmw","title":"The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman Vineyard, Syrah 1999","description":"\u003cp\u003e2.0cm; lightly faded label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Tolmach, The Ojai Winemaker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a year’s absence, we offer a Stolpman Vineyard syrah once again. We had problems in the winery with the 1998 and couldn’t in good conscience release a wine that did not come up to our expectations. Luckily in 1999 everything went right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1999 we aggressively trimmed out every inappropriate cluster on the vines during the growing season and ended up with such a small yield from our plot at Stolpman that we offer this wine exclusively through this newsletter. The down side, then, is there isn’t much of it. But the up side is that this wine has fabulous concentration and shows its distinctive terroir brilliantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something very interesting about this vineyard because each year, after fermentation and continuing until bottling, there is a hardness and minerality about the young wine that puts most people off. I remember the 1996 in barrel. I couldn’t get anyone who tasted it to admit that it was any good at all! And yet, after bottling, it blossomed into an indisputably wonderful wine. The same was true about the 1997 and now this 1999. I think this wine has a great sense of place derived from the shale soil that it is grown on. It gives a mineral quality to the wine that makes it difficult to assess when young, but it is that same mineral-ness that allows the wine to carry the dark, blueberry Stolpman fruit with flair and elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94 Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brilliant 1999 Syrah Stolpman Vineyard reveals an opaque purple color along with scents of blackberries, chocolate, espresso, and licorice. Full-bodied, majestically rich and layered, with moderate tannin ... (RP) 02\/2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e92 CellarTracker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowing really well at 18 years of age. So much fruit and tannins this may just last forever. Somewhat monolithic but so sturdy and delicious. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e4\/26\/2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"CHAPTER 4 | FINE + RARE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52100012441880,"sku":"CMW-26012461-5097","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5302\/9400\/files\/ojai_stolpman_syrah_1999_a.jpg?v=1779597026","url":"https:\/\/chapfour.com\/products\/ojai-stolpman-syrah-1999-cmw","provider":"CHAPTER 4 | FINE + RARE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}