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2017 - 2019 OVID Napa Valley Syrah Vertical Collection wine bottles
  • 2017 - 2019 OVID Napa Valley Syrah Vertical Collection wine bottles
2017 - 2019 OVID Napa Valley Syrah Vertical Collection

2017 - 2019 OVID Napa Valley Syrah Vertical Collection

$900.00

This rare collection includes one 750mL bottle each of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 vintages.

The Syrah Story

In art, there is the concept of negative space, defined as the area in or around a subject that is not the subject. “Negative,” in this case, is neither pejorative nor signifies emptiness. Rather, negative space’s power is to differentiate the subject it surrounds, creating compositional balance and contrast. When viewed a certain way, negative space can even have its own form and meaning (e.g. the famous black-and-white image “Rubin’s Vase”), throwing the understanding of positive and negative into disarray.

Our Syrah’s origin is a story of negative space. In 2006, after we finished planting our main vineyard blocks and constructing the winery, a small, three-quarter acre area between the vineyard and winery remained. We saw it as negative space, but not in a way that meant it should remain unplanted. Rather, it was an opportunity to contain something that creates contrast and compositional balance with the vineyard as a whole. We chose Syrah to perform that function. Unlike the earnest and well-behaved decisiveness of Cabernet, its color is purplish black and its nature is wild and primordial, passionate and animalistic. Rich and savory, it deliciously casts a different perspective on all our other wines and vines.

2017 OVID Napa Valley Syrah

Antonio Galloni

The 2017 Syrah is the most reticent of the wines in this range from OVID. Still very primary, the 2017 will benefit from time in bottle to come together and fully assimilate its oak. The aromatics and fruit start to emerge with time in the glass, but like all of these wines, the Syrah is on the lighter end of the spectrum for OVID.

2018 OVID Napa Valley Syrah

Antonio Galloni

What impresses most is its translucence; power with no excess weight.

The 2018 Syrah is another wine at OVID that has really evolved in recent vintages. Floral and deeply spiced, the Syrah offers a compelling interplay of site and varietal character. The picking earlier and less new oak yield a wine endowed with tremendous personality. What impresses most is its translucence; power with no excess weight. 96 points.

Jeb Dunnuck

It's a thrilling wine.

Coming from the estate's tiny half-acre of Syrah vines, the 2018 Syrah was all destemmed and brought up on lees in a mix of new and used barrels. Dense purple-hued, with a powerful nose of black fruits, smoked game, chocolate, bay leaf, and sagebrush, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, plush, concentrated mid-palate, ripe tannins, and a great finish. Another singular wine from this team, it needs 2-4 years of bottle age but will have 15+ years of longevity. 97+ points.

2019 OVID Napa Valley Syrah

Jeb Dunnuck

Incredible complexity, ripe, silky tannins, and a great finish

A very different wine from the 2018, the 2019 Syrah saw one-third stems as well as aging in a mix of new and used barrels. Classic Syrah notes of blueberries, smoked game, lavender, bay leaf, and bacon fat all emerge on the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, with incredible complexity, ripe, silky tannins, and a great finish. This is going to be a thrilling Syrah that readers should snatch up. 96-99 points.

Antonio Galloni

A rush of black cherry, plum, lavender, spice and menthol gives the 2019 its superb depth and textural resonance.

The 2019 Syrah possesses tremendous density and volume. A rush of black cherry, plum, lavender, spice and menthol gives the 2019 its superb depth and textural resonance. All the elements are so well put together. In 2019, Austin Peterson blended the Syrah on the earlier side, which certainly seems to have helped in turning out a wine of exquisite beauty and harmony. 96 points.