Fess Parker The Big Easy 2019
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Category | Red Wine |
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Brand | Fess Parker |
Origin | California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara |
Alcohol/vol | 14.9% |
This well-structured blend of 62% Syrah, 24% Petite Sirah, 14% Grenache has the same characteristics you have come to expect from The Big Easy, rich dark fruit flavors with a touch of oak, and soft tannins that lead to a long lengthy finish.
Established in 1989 by actor Fess Parker, TV's Daniel Boone and Davey Crockett, the Fess Parker Winery has a long history in Santa Barbara Wine Country and is well known for its small-lot, hand harvested, vineyard-designated, and clonal selection Rhône and Burgundian varietals.
The winery specializes in estate grown Syrah, Riesling, and Viognier as well as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley AVA’s. Outstanding fruit sources, including some of the finest vineyards in the county, coupled with skilled winemaking, led by Blair Fox, form the foundation for the winery’s success. Fess Parker Winery’s estate vineyard, Rodney’s, received its SIP (Sustainable in Practice) Certification in 2020.
Now three generations in, the Fess Parker Family is proud to carry on Fess’s legacy of wine heritage and hospitality in Santa Barbara.
Wine Enthusiast
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This Syrah-driven blend starts with smoked meat, dark fruit and pepper dust aromas on the nose. There’s an impressively chalky edge to the palate, which is much more interesting than the nose, offering blackberry paste, smoked beef rib, dried thyme, cracked pepper and a caramel finish.
Wine Spectator
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Supple and user-friendly, with vibrant raspberry, espresso and spiced cinnamon flavors that linger on the polished finish. Syrah, Petite Sirah and Grenache. Drink now through 2029. 7,430 cases made.
Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2019 The Big Easy is made in a forward, delicious, ready-to-go style and brings tons of ripe dark fruits, peppery herbs, and some candied violet notes to go with a medium to full-bodied, pure, balanced style. As with many of the 2019s here, it shows the fresher, more elegant style of the vintage beautifully, and is probably one of the top vintages of this cuvée.