{"product_id":"2019-bien-nacido-x-block-magnum","title":"2019 Bien Nacido X-Block Syrah Magnum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSourced from the original block of cool-climate California Syrah grafted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRhône Rangers Bob Lindquist and Randall Grahm in 1986, X Block, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewines it produces, are one of a kind. Resplendent in royal purple and only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeginning to mature, a more inviting Syrah is hard to come by, as the feral \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003equalities classic to this site tumble out of the glass with smoked game and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiodine, followed by dusty red and blue bramble, coffee beans and tapenade. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wine is light on its feet, tension coursing through every drop, and yet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esoft enough to deliver this bolt of energy in a velvet glove, all in the service \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof texture and balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVineyard Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBien Nacido’s X Block is a testament to California wine history. In 1973 it was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplanted to Riesling on its own roots in a pergola training system, all popular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echoices at the time. Once Riesling fell out of favor and Santa Barbara Syrah \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebegan gaining traction, Bob Lindquist of Qupé and Randall Grahm of Bonny \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoon grafted these vines in 1986 and 1987, producing from them the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etrue cool-climate California Syrah. They remain among the oldest Syrah vines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the state, and given their age, unique training and own-rooted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evinifera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epurity, are perhaps the most special.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PIED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42072890146862,"sku":"PIED19XBSY1.5","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0016\/2234\/3726\/files\/2019-PS-SantaMariaValley-BienNacidoVineyard-XBlockSyrah-Magnum-Front.jpg?v=1771459662","url":"https:\/\/piedrasassi.com\/products\/2019-bien-nacido-x-block-magnum","provider":"Piedrasassi ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}