Gorgeous, deep, expressive Syrah from the Clary Ranch vineyard in one of the coldest wind-swept corners of the Sonoma Coast. The elevated acidity and spicy aromatics in this wine aren't like anything you'll find in other New World Syrah.
One of California's premier Syrah producers. Arnot-Roberts consistently show how California can make deep and balanced wines without heavy extraction or alcohol.
Texier makes this wine, from a vineyard on granite across the Rhone river, in the same method as his Brézème cuvee: whole cluster fermentation, age in concrete tanks, and a light extraction from the skins.
The “Brise Cailloux” cuvée comes from a parcel of young Syrah vines planted on granitic soils with a clay-loam band. Aged for 18 months in terracotta jars and concrete in order to preserve all the purity of the fruit. Aging potential of 10 to 15 years minimum.
"Gore" is made from Syrah whose vines are 50 years old, grown on very degraded granite soil (known as "gore") at the top of the lieu-dit called Les Arlettes. The harvest is destemmed and the fermentation lasts 3 weeks in ovoid diamond vats with light punching down. The wine is aged for 24 months in concrete eggs.
The vines average 40 years, on clayey-calcareous and silty soil, in a unique position between the Cornas and the Saint-Joseph AOCs. The wine ages 13 months in concrete. An easy and fruitier introduction to Northern Rhone Syrah!
A refreshing Syrah from the Cape which shows elegant spice and fynbos aromas and a delightful combination of ripe red fruits and peppery spice flavours, as well as complex structure.
