Wine Tasting Notes
Departure Wine Company.
While many college friends sit around musing about making their own wine, Departure Wine Company is making that dream come true. Three friends from U.C. Santa Barbara: Tim Grubb and brothers Jason and PJ Miele didn't waste time just talking and pursued their dream. The fashionable and meticulously groomed Tim Grubb is the winemaker for Departure. He has been honing his winemaking skills working with Joey Tensley for several vintages. Departure makes their wines in the same facility and sources their fruit from the same vineyards. Look for an expanding program (approximately 700 cases) of red Rhône varieties and a varietal Viognier in the 2006 vintage. No longer fledgling, Departure is maintaining its stylistic trajectory and giving evidence to its Tensley upbringing. Look for well rounded, softer reds with good varietal distinction, structure and expressive but composed fruit. The Grenache and Syrah fruit is sourced from Santa Ynez Valley and Sta. Rita Hills AVAs. This small lot producer, with a focus on terroir and a name as multilayered as its wines, is one to watch over the next few years.
2005 Departure Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley 90 Points
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