2023 The Great Places Syrah - Jessica Lauren

The most savory and aromatically nimble of The Great Places range, the 2023 Syrah The Great Places Jessica Lauren Stolpman derives from Serine clones originating from Domaine Clusel-Roch's Les Grandes Places lieu-dit in Côte-Rôtie. This bottling exudes the most ethereal, meaty and animalistic aromatic profile of the four bottlings, while retaining the absolute purity that defines the range. Within the context of a punchy, dense and immensely saturated wine, the palate is the most slender, lifted and vibrant, characterized by a sleeker, more lithe texture than the lumbering concentration found in the other cuvées. The finish is equal parts chalky, focused and expansive, framed by grippy, ultra-refined tannins and lingering with palpable intensity that melds immense richness with a beguiling sense of airiness. After time in the glass, its savory tones further develop into one of the more spice-driven and exotic expressions of the range, eclipsed on that metric only by the Ruben Solorzano bottling, which, quite fittingly, also derives from Serine clones, albeit of Côte Blonde origin. 

- Matthew Luczy (11/2025)