Our Wines: Reviews & Accolades

2004 Novy Susan's Vineyard Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands
Rating: 91 points
Firm, dense and beefy, with spicy blackberry and wild berry fruit that's vivid and intense. Picks up exotic spice, espresso bean and pepper notes and finishes with a firm wall of tannins. Best from 2007 through 2012. - J.L.

2003 Novy Rosella's Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Syrah
Has Rhonelike bacon fat aroma plus exotic blackberry and spice. Complex flavors of wild berry, mocha and briar are ripe and lively. A high-octane wine with 15.5 percent alcohol, yet balanced.

"Our Annual RoundUp of the Year's Most Exciting Wines"
#44 - 2003 Syrah Sonoma County
Adam and Dianna Lee oversee a remarkable lineup of wines: 24 different Pinot Noirs from California and Oregon under the Siduri label and a handful of stellar Syrahs from Novy, which they make with their extended family. The blend here includes grapes purchased from Bennett Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Russian River Valley. 1,116 cases made.
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2003 Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands
Rating: 90 Points
Serves up a tantalizing array of cola, cherry, pomegranate, mineral and wild berry, with a plush texture and a long, rich, detailed finish. Ends with a touch of tobacco. Drink now through 2009. 467 cases made. (JL)

2003 Zinfandel Russian River Valley Papera Ranch
Rating: 90 Points
Deftly balanced, with a mix of currant, raspberry and black cherry fruit that's well-centered. Tightly wound, the fruit flavors flow freely before the tannins weigh in. Drink now through 2009. 46 cases made. (JL)

2003 Zinfandel Russian River Valley Carlisle Vineyard 2003
Rating: 91 Points
Firm, rich and intense, with a solid core of mocha-laced raspberry, wild berry and boysenberry fruit that's tightly focused, ending with dense, yet ripe and plush, tannins and excellent length. Drink now through 2009. 91 cases made. (JL)

2003 Novy Family Wines Grenache Judge Family Vineyard
Rating: 90 points
Drink 2005-2009
The 2003 Grenache Judge Family Vineyard is a full-throttle, sexy effort with an intoxicating perfume of incense, plum liqueur, kirsch, pepper, and spice box. With loads of glycerin, huge body, heady levels of fruit, and a big, expansive, fruit and alcohol-filled finish, it is about as sexy and heady as Grenache can be. Consume it over the next 3-4 years to take advantage of its stunning fruit.

2003 Novy Family Wines Syrah Gary's Vineyard
Rating: 91 points
Drink 2005-2013
The 2003 Syrah Garys' Vineyard, from a cool site in the Santa Lucia Highlands, offers smoky white chocolate, black plum, and raspberry characteristics along with surprising opulence, a deep ruby/purple color, good sweetness and purity, and a long finish. This rich, authoritative 2003 should drink nicely for 7-8 years.

2003 Novy Family Wines Syrah Rosella's Vineyard
Rating: 92 points
Drink 2005-2013
Ratcheting up the level of concentration, complexity, and perfume is the opaque blue/purple-hued 2003 Syrah Rosella's Vineyard. A voluptuous wine with abundant amounts of creme de cassis, blackberry, forest floor, and pen ink aromas, this is a high octane Syrah with fine underlying acidity as well as sweet tannin. This superb example of Central Coast Syrah should drink well for 7-8 years.
 
2003 Novy Family Wines Syrah
Rating: 90 points
Drink 2005-2010
The dense ruby/purple-colored 2003 Syrah exhibits scents of jammy black currants, berries, smoke, and underbrush. Drink this rich, medium to full-bodied, savory, beautifully textured 2003 over the next 4-5 years.

2002 Novy Page-Nord Vineyard Napa Valley Syrah
Top 100 Wines 2004
A powerful yet balanced Syrah with deep blackberry, black cherry and plum fruit plus mocha and black-spice notes. Smooth, mouth-filling finish.