2007 Syrah

$22.00

We have two fields of Syrah in our vineyard. One is dedicated exclusively to Rosé production and one to producing this devilishly spicy full red Syrah. The field for this Syrah is located on the westernmost edge of the vineyard where it receives the brunt of the ocean breezes that blow our way each afternoon. That might be the reason Syrah hung on the vine without ripening throughout the entire month of October.
Vintage
2007 was one of those gorgeous vintages, but with a few twists of Mother Nature to keep things interesting! A mild October kept grapes “on hold” but then we had a short but forceful heat wave and boom – the grapes became almost too ripe! We harvested Syrah (26 brix, 3.63pH, .51gms/ml TA) on Halloween 2007 – a nice treat.
Winemaking
Our winery was already full at the time, so we de-stemmed the Syrah grapes into 1.5Ton open top fermenters. These “boxes” are 4x4x4 and required us to punch down each by hand twice each day – not only building muscles for us, but allowing some of the alcohol from the elevated sugars to blow off. It was a lively fermentation with super-active yeast gobbling up the sugar and moving to dryness in record time. The wine was racked to barrel, 20% of which were new Eastern European oak barrels. After the wine completed malolactic fermentation it was racked once, then lightly filtered and bottled in May of 2009
Tasting Notes
Look how dark this wine is! Its beautiful garnet hues foretell the wine’s deep and complex nature. On the nose, dried raspberry notes leap from the glass, along with toasty cedar and a spicy under layer. Notes of lavender lurk in the bouquet, which is mirrored on the palate and joined by flavors of blackberry and red plum. Nicely balanced, the finish reminds of dark chocolate covered cherries. Syrah romances garlic so try this with your favorite marinara served with meatballs over linguini and topped with shaved Grana Padano.

262 cases produced.

Quantity Price/Bottle
1-5 $22.00	6-11 $19.80	12+ $18.70

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