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Wine Details
Price:
$40.00 per bottle
Description:
No variety is more fickle or demanding than Syrah, so the dedication of the grower is crucial. Lee Hudson devoted resources to this grape variety at a time when it seemed to offer little return, and he made a brilliant intuitive move in selecting the cool Carneros District as a site for what was widely thought of as a warm weather grape. Of equal importance, our Sage Canyon winery was designed to produce Syrah as it’s traditionally done in the Northern Rhône Valley of France. We whole-cluster ferment in custom designed, open-top tanks. We manually punch down the cap for a month or more, then age the wine for 14 months with little or no racking. It’s clarified by settling and bottled unfiltered. You won’t find a producer who goes to greater lengths to insure that Syrah is produced naturally and traditionally.
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Varietal Definition
Syrah:
Syrah is the eight hundred pound gorilla of Rhone grapes! In the vineyard and the winery, Syrah is typically an easy grape to work with - healthy, early ripening, resistant to mildew and rot; suitable for winemaking in a variety of styles. The wines from Syrah are tannic without being harsh. The wines will have a taste and smell of dark blue fruit like blackberries and blackcurrant, with a strong spicy side where one can find freshly ground pepper and other spices. Syrah is famous for its part in the French blends, such as Côtes du Rhone and Châteauneuf du Pape.
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