2008 Santa Barbara Syrah is SOLD OUT. Thanks folks.

The 2008 Santa Barbara County Syrah combines fruit from most of the vineyards we work with. More than a sum of its parts, it is dark and rich. This year’s vintage has a little Petite Sirah blended in to add power and complexity. It is a serious wine that is approachable in its youth. Sharing the same farming and winemaking techniques as our vineyard designated wines, it is a wine of great complexity and lower price. (1166 cases produced)

• This wine includes fruit from the Tierra Alta, Verna’s, and Alisos vineyards. Individual barrels from Thompson and Larner Vineyards were also included.
• In addition, a few barrels of Thompson Vineyard Petite Sirah were included to round out the flavors.
• No Viognier was added to this wine.
• The fruit was stemmed but not crushed. Intact, whole berries were placed in small bin boxes for fermentation.
• RC212, D254, and PDM yeast used.
• Fermented on the skins for 14 days as individual lots in small bin boxes. Cold soaked for 48 hours before primary fermentation was initiated,
• Went through ML fermentation, completing in April
• Roughly 20% of the barrels used for aging were new, and the rest were older. Roughly half of the barrels were made of American oak. The rest were French oak.
• Wine was racked in July, and again before bottling.
• Unfined and lightly filtered.
• Bottled in September 2009.

Retail Price $25.00

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Food Pairing:  This is a powerfully flavored wine which works well with similarly flavorful food.  Try dark sauces, even some with dark fruit.  Makes a great reduction sauce.  Try spiced or BBQ pork, lamb, or beef.  Seared, spiced Ahi is a favorite, as is smoked salmon.  Braised short ribs in Syrah reduction sauce!