Syrah
Russian River Valley, 2008

$ 80.00

From the cooler parts of the Russian River Valley, this Syrah demonstrates the finer qualities of the Syrah grape. Redolent of black pepper, violets, and a mysterious earthiness, it has sufficient restraint to be fantastic when paired with food — yet it offers surprising depth as well.

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Winemaker's Notes

We previously released both the Timbervine and Calypso vineyard designates as they both showed their stuff soon after bottling. This wine, a blend of very complimentary parts of these two vineyards exhibits my favorite aspects of cooler climate Syrah. It exhibits a nice middle-ground for Russian River valley character. It acts like a midpoint between the 2007 ‘Sash’ and Russian River Valley bottlings. Perfumes, freshly tilled soil, blue and black fruits, black pepper on the aroma are supported by similar flavors and a beautiful tannin/acidity matrix that portends a long, happy development.