2012 Syrah - Zotovich Vineyard
94 points - Vinous
"The 2012 Syrah Zotovich Vineyard is flat out delicious. Inky blue an black fruit, lavender.mint, violets and sweet spices abound in an unusually exuberant wine from this site, where the sandy soils tend to yield more perfumed mid-weight wines. Vibrant and pulsing with a real sense of evergy, the 2012 delivers superb precision in a pure, deeply expressive Syrah that will provide fabulous drinking over the better part of the next decade. What a gorgeous wine this is." - Antonio Galloni
Production notes
-
Grapes were hand-harvested from the sandy soils of Zotovich Vineyard
-
100% whole cluster fermentation in small lots (2 tons)
-
Like always, we relied on the native yeast that the grapes carried from the vineyards to complete the fermentation
-
We hand punched each fermentor twice a day to enhance the extraction of colors, tannins and flavors
-
After primary fermentation was complete we extended maceration for up to 30-35 days to further extract color, tannins and flavor
-
Pressed with ultra-gentle stainless steel basket press in an 8-hour cycle
-
Aged in neutral oak for 22 months prior to bottling, no fining or filtering with two rackings before bottling.and then another year in bottle prior to releasing.
-
Clone 1
Varietal | 100% Syrah |
Appellation | Sta. Rita Hills |
Vineyard | Zotovich Vineyard |
Acid | 6.4 g/L |
PH | 3.51 |
Aging | 34 months in 100% neutral French oak |
Fermentation | Native Yeast |
Alcohol | 14.10% |
Wine Style | 100% Whole Cluster |
Volume | 750 ml |
Cases Produced | 125 |