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Wine Details
Price:
$48.00 per bottle
Description:
This is our tenth bottling of Syrah from Lee Hudson’s Carneros District vineyard and it’s quite possibly the finest we’ve made so far. The crop was small, barely half of normal, and the wine is dark purple, with a huge aroma of wildflowers and licorice. What sets it apart from previous bottlings, though, is a completeness in the flavor that we don’t see in every vintage. The 2004 growing season started early, and, as a result, we enjoyed near-perfect ripening conditions. It was one of those years that give us thorough maturity of the entire cluster. That may well account for the exaggerated flavor. All great wines have in common a degree of intensity, a concentration of the components in the grapes that make the finished wine stand out. We see that characteristic here.
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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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