Nose
Floral violet scents with muscular blueberry, stone fruit and wet-loamy earth fill the top of the glass.
Palate
Velvety-fine tannins and moderate acidity bring a sumptuous texture and weightiness with intense flavors of reduced blueberries and black currant, overripe peach, tapenade, loam and a touch of lightly smoked carpaccio.
Growing Conditions
Pepper Bridge & Seven Hills
Harvest
2017 began with cool temperatures followed by a warm hot summer which together produced small berries and average yields. Like Spring, September rolled in with cool weather preserving the acidity. Unlike other grapes, Syrah does not shut down in hot temperatures therefore its harvest was a little early despite the spring.
Bottling
March 2019
Aging
100% used French oak