SBC Syrah 2023

Properly farmed Syrah, harvested at the pinpoint peak of both ripeness and freshness, will deliver a compellingly delicious red wine from numerous sites to the North and East of our home in Ballard Canyon AVA.  As always, we trust Vigneron Ruben Solorzano to optimize these vineyards and nail the picks.

The result should beckon red wine lovers back to Syrah hopefully providing a pivotal re-introduction after the dark ages of jammy heaviness. This cuvee was bottled exclusively for our Scandinavian markets, one of our favorite restaurant groups based out of Chicago, and of course, for our wine club members (sharing with friends is highly encouraged).

Healthy late season rains pushed back bud-break and the growing season by 3-4 weeks. We escaped the summer without any extreme heat events that would have accelerated ripening. This all led up to even, slow ripening and a strategic harvest. 

A red plume of ripe fresh cherry combining the crunch of skin with scrumptious flesh.  The open, enveloping nose gives way to youthful taut firmness. The wine plays a pure rhythm of red fruit and energy, melody and beat. The absence of the savory nuance of the Stolpman Estate Syrah cuvees makes me only mildly curious to watch the SBC Syrah mature and meld as the pulsing energy has me hooked now.