james laube's wine flights

Character in Restraint

The Cep Sonoma Coast Syrah 2010 keeps the alcohol (and price) in check without sacrificing flavor
Posted: Nov 12, 2012 5:00pm ET

I don't see many sub-13 percent alcohol wines these days.

Most of the wines reviewed by Wine Spectator are north of 14 percent alcohol, and for sure California has some of the ripest wines going, so I was understandably intrigued when the bag came off of a Syrah I'd liked in a recent blind tasting and it turned out to be lower alcohol.

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