Bergstrom Gargantua California Syrah 2017

This is a serious Syrah made by a winemaker with a lot of pedigree behind his name, Josh Bergstrom. Gargantua is Josh’s secret passion project and his ode to Northern Rhone, a place that he holds dear to his heart. As Josh says, “When Syrah is done right it is one of the best wines in the world.”

Josh makes the kind of Syrahs that he believes should be more the norm than today’s fruit-forward “overly sweet, pair with nothing” wines. He prefers the ones that are lower alcohol, food-friendly, complex marvels. This is a thoughtfully crafted, hand-picked and whole cluster fermented Syrah that has been aged for two years in large format French oak demi-muids and ovals. It’s such a pure, wonderful expression from a true wine geek turned superstar winemaker.