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2005 DRY CREEK VALLEY SYRAH

Our 2005 Syrah harvest began on September 28, the brown hill came in at 24.5 brix and the red hill at 26. On September 29 we crushed our Viognier and cold soaked the two grapes for 72 hours in open top fermentors. The co-fermenting Syrah/Viognier wine was hand punched down three times a day and basket pressed into 400 liter Taransaud French oak on October 7th and 8th. The wine completed fermentation early January 2006, mal-lactic fermentation was induced and completed in early June 2006. Our 2005 Syrah was bottled unfined and unfiltered on August 27, 2008 with a TA of 0.61, ph of 3.9 and alcohol 15%.

Production: 375 cases 750 ml, 12 cases of magnums

Syrah - The Grape
The legends of origin are many . . . . .

It is the oldest of all grape varietals on earth
Roman legions brought the grapes from Egypt
Returning Crusaders introduced the grape to France in the 13th Century
It came from the ancient Persian city of Shiraz to France and
French winemakers belief that it is indigenous to France

It seems that the French winemakers were correct. In 1998 DNA testing showed Syrah to be from two obscure French varieties, Mondeuse Blanche and Dureza -a union most likely natural, since grapes self pollinate and tend to mutate.

It is said, that Syrah without a hillside is like St. George without his Dragon. We've got our Dragon. Join us in a toast to Syrah.



		Wine 2005 DRY CREEK VALLEY SYRAH Our 2005 Syrah harvest began on September 28, the brown hill came in at 24.5 brix and the red hill at 26. On September 29 we crushed our Viognier and cold soaked the two grapes for 72 hours in open top fermentors. The co-fermenting Syrah/Viognier wine was hand punched down three times a day and basket pressed into 400 liter Taransaud French oak on October 7th and 8th. The wine completed fermentation early January 2006, mal-lactic fermentation was induced and completed in early June 2006. Our 2005 Syrah was bottled unfined and unfiltered on August 27, 2008 with a TA of 0.61, ph of 3.9 and alcohol 15%. Production: 375 cases 750 ml, 12 cases of magnums Syrah - The Grape The legends of origin are many . . . . . It is the oldest of all grape varietals on earth Roman legions brought the grapes from Egypt Returning Crusaders introduced the grape to France in the 13th Century It came from the ancient Persian city of Shiraz to France and French winemakers belief that it is indigenous to France It seems that the French winemakers were correct. In 1998 DNA testing showed Syrah to be from two obscure French varieties, Mondeuse Blanche and Dureza -a union most likely natural, since grapes self pollinate and tend to mutate. It is said, that Syrah without a hillside is like St. George without his Dragon. We've got our Dragon. Join us in a toast to Syrah.