Winemaker Notes

• Growing Season

  Production Notes

  Thanks to a colder winter, a mild spring and only a few summertime heat spikes, the 2019 growing season felt like a return to the norm. The year’s relatively gentle growing season, the later harvest, and seasonably mild weather provided longer hang time for the grapes on the vine. Longer hang time, under these near perfect conditions, allowed grapes to evenly develop rich color and more complex flavors.

• Winemaking

  Winemaker Notes

  To avoid extracting herbaceous characters while also encouraging fruit intensity, the Syrah grapes were first destemmed and then pressed very lightly. A 24-hour cold settling cleaned the juice up nicely before yeast was added. Fermentation was kept between 48- and 54- degrees Fahrenheit using a Bayanus yeast strain which tolerates lower temperatures. The 27-day fermentation progressed very slowly, producing rich and fragrant aromatics.

• Technical Info

  Alcohol %

  13.5
  Production
  Harvest Date

  208 Cases Produced
  Aging

  100% Stainless 4 Months