Syrah
Russian River Valley, 2019

$ 42.00

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

I have been interested in drinking Syrah since the mid-1980’s and then logically progressed into working with Syrah as a winemaker since 1992 and finally producing it under our label since 2002. It’s a lovely variety that makes a complete wine without the aid of new oak. As I have developed a relationship with this variety in our area, I’ve experimented with aging time to the point where this vintage was aged nearly 5 years in large format barrel without racking (transferring from the original barrel) before bottling.

Sassafras, soy, fig, cedar appear in the aromas. It has a gentle entry, very suave presence mid-palate with a long, nuanced finish. This is on the elegant side of the spectrum of our Russian River Valley bottlings yet without the red fruit ‘pop’ of our ‘Sasha’ bottlings.