Nose
The wine presents with a seductive, feminine nose redolent with ripe black fruit and a hint of lavender.
Palate
On the palate the wine is both soft and very full. This is a trademark characteristic of all our red wines, which are pressed in our Vaselin-Bucher basket press. There are spice & cola notes, along with ripe, concentrated blackberry fruit.
Growing Conditions
Bennett Valley, which is Sonoma County’s newest appellation, is rapidly gaining renown for the quality of its Syrah. Because the estate is high in elevation with steep, south and southwest aspects, we have one of the warmest and rockiest sites in Bennett Valley.
The 2008 vintage started out with a hard frost in May. We are blessed with a site that just doesn’t ever frost. Our site perches high above Bennett Valley and the top of Bennett Ridge & enjoys south and southwest exposure. The elevation and slopes provide a uniquely warm site within a cool climate appellation. Our distinctive site gives us one of the longest growing seasons anywhere and allows us to achieve great ripeness while retaining more complex cool climate flavor profiles.
