Perl is a venerable programming language, and now it’s additionally a wine from our mates at Booker Wines, whom we’ve lined on many events.
This 2021 is the inaugural classic of Perl, a 90% syrah, 10% grenache mix that comes predominantly from the Booker property, with contributions from Catapult and Moonsprings vineyards. Per the corporate, the person tons have been destemmed, fermented in chrome steel and aged in 50 % new French oak barrels.
The recipe appears like a monster of a wine, however you’d be shocked: Although dense, it’s full of life with fruit — albeit the darkest of fruit: macerated cherries and currants, layered with darkish chocolate and a drop or two of vanilla. Concern not, nevertheless, as some latent acidity retains the wine from spiraling right into a heavy, brooding funk. Even at 14.7% abv, there’s nonetheless sufficient vibrancy to maintain Perl popping on the tongue via to the end, which options rhubarb, a darker, clove-tinged baking spice, and tea leaf. It’s gently peppery on the end — which is the one actual proof that that is constructed on syrah as a substitute of cabernet; the wine by no means devolves into the intensely beefy high quality that many syrahs can specific. And for that, we thanks.
A / $75 / bookerwines.com
2021 Booker Wines Perl Paso Robles
$75
