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2021
Syrah
Kazmet Vineyard, Redwood Valley

The grapes for this wine originate from Kazmet Ranch in Redwood Valley located in the warmer inland area of Mendocino County. This vineyard has been CCOF organically certified since 2017. This head-pruned, dry farmed vineyard reliably provides ripe fruit character while maintaining its natural acidity. A warm summer and light yields resulted in our earliest harvest ever of this vineyard. In the glass, this wine has aromas of briary fruit, dusty sage, wet asphalt, cream and sandalwood notes. Fleshy and full on the palate with concentrated flavors of candied black cherries, boysenberries, cracked white pepper, pine tar, and dark chocolate. Soft to medium tannins on the finish with spritely acidity focusing the lingering fruitiness. A small amount of Viognier (5%) was co-fermented on the skins adding floral notes, and a small amount of Zinfandel (10%) was added to soften the tannins and add to its complex fruity profile. Like Pinot Noir, this wine was fermented in open top tanks minimizing the extraction of any bitter tannins. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (20% new).

Alcohol: 13.8%
Titratable acidity: 5.4 g/L
pH: 3.74
Residual Sugar 0.4%