Thompson Vineyard Syrah
This famed vineyard, planted with Estrella River Clone Syrah, is known for its earthy, meaty Hermitage-like characteristics and this wine is no exception. In the nose, black raspberry fruit and aged leather notes dominate while a core of blackberry fruit with hints of black olives, earth, and smoked meat linger within the layers of fruit. Soft, but present, tannins support the wine, carrying it into a medium to long finish with a grippy texture and lingering notes of red raspberry and black pepper. This wine needs a year or two more in the bottle and can be enjoyed over the next 8 years.
This famed vineyard, planted with Estrella River Clone Syrah, is known for its earthy, meaty Hermitage-like characteristics and this wine is no exception. In the nose, black raspberry fruit and aged leather notes dominate while a core of blackberry fruit with hints of black olives, earth, and smoked meat linger within the layers of fruit. Soft, but present, tannins support the wine, carrying it into a medium to long finish with a grippy texture and lingering notes of red raspberry and black pepper. This wine needs a year or two more in the bottle and can be enjoyed over the next 8 years.
This famed vineyard, planted with Estrella River Clone Syrah, is known for its earthy, meaty Hermitage-like characteristics and this wine is no exception. In the nose, black raspberry fruit and aged leather notes dominate while a core of blackberry fruit with hints of black olives, earth, and smoked meat linger within the layers of fruit. Soft, but present, tannins support the wine, carrying it into a medium to long finish with a grippy texture and lingering notes of red raspberry and black pepper. This wine needs a year or two more in the bottle and can be enjoyed over the next 8 years.
Technical Information
100% Syrah, Thompson Vineyard, Santa Barbara County
Alcohol: 14.5%, pH: 3.53, TA: 0.61
Indigenous Yeast Fermentation
Aged 18 months in French Oak Barrels, 33% New