Booker Vineyard Fracture Syrah Paso Robles 2021 Bodegas Las Orcas grainy tannins and compelling freshness

grainy tannins and compelling freshness supporting the muscular fruit

but that is the vintage

more evident on the dusty-textured finish

rich intransparency with a violet rim

Booker Vineyard Fracture Syrah Paso Robles 2021 Bodegas Las Orcas grainy tannins and compelling freshnessThe flagship 2021 Fracture is, as always, all Syrah from that spent 18 months in French oak (60% new and 40% neutral). This inky hued, concentrated, full bodied beauty has ample darker, chocolaty fruit as well as notes of peppery herbs, smoked meats, and graphite. Dense, powerful, and opulent, it stays beautifully balanced on the palate, has ripe, polished tannins, and a great finish. It's a powerhouse of a Syrah that still shows the cooler, vibrant