By Eponymous
Syrah 2022 Napa Valley, California

Tasting Notes
Deep purple, this wine opens with complex and well-integrated aromas of blackberries, rosemary, and a touch of smoky, oven-roasted meat, typical of the best Syrah. The flavors follow nicely, with added notes of black pepper, bacon, and spice. This full-bodied wine is well-balanced with excellent weight, gliding evenly across the palate to a lingering finish.

Winemaker Notes
The grapes for the Eponymous Syrah come from a 20-year-old vineyard east of the town of Napa, on the benchlands below Atlas Peak. After hand-harvesting, the fruit was fermented with care. The resulting wine was aged for 10 months in an even split of French and American oak, with 30% new oak.

Family
Eponymous Wines was founded in 2000. This tongue-in-cheek-named label is the brainchild of Robert (Bob) Pepi. After selling the Robert Pepi Winery in 1994, he lost the ownership of his "name." Not one to give in to the word "no," in essence, he reclaimed his moniker by naming his new wine "Eponymous," whose dictionary definition means "one for whom or which something is or believed to be named." Bob uses both Napa and Sonoma fruit in his wine blends, sourced from above the valley floor. He is a well-known consulting winemaker, working with wineries in Chile, Argentina, Texas, and Colorado, and as a result, he manages two harvests per year. He gives true meaning to the phrase "flying winemaker," and with his global outlook, embraces many varieties.

Wine Details
Producer: Eponymous
Region: Napa Valley, California
Grapes: 100% Syrah
Alcohol: 14.20%
[Information provided by Quintessential Wines]