2005 vintage wine is still available.

2006 vintage is a wine future offering (September 2008 release)

Current Release:

The 2005 Thompson Vineyard Syrah, has gripping tannin, powerful fruit forward flavors. More juicy and fruit driven than in 2004, it has flavors of candied cherries, spicy dark berries with hints of sweet tar and tobacco. Chocolate mint aromas are beginning to emerge. It has Thompson’s classic candy quality that clings to your glass and sticks to your lips. Made using six new French and six older barrels. (240 cases produced)

• This wine is 100% Syrah from the rolling hills of Thompson Vineyard in Los Alamos.
• The Thompson Vineyard Estrella Clone Syrah on its own rootstock harvested October 14th at 26.5 brix, 3.6 pH, 2.1 TPA.
• The fruit was stemmed but not crushed. Intact, whole berries were placed in small bin boxes for 14 days of fermentation after a two-day cold soak.
• Inoculated with wild, Williams-Selyem, RC 212, and D254 yeasts.
• This wine represents twelve choice barrels selected out of a total lot of eighteen.
• Went through ML fermentation, completing in January.
• Racked in July into neutral barrels, and again before bottling.
• Unfined and unfiltered.
• 16 months barrel age.
• Hard-candy-fruit flavors. Big and dark. Big tannin. Will soften. Tobacco-cedar-spice-mint notes.
• Sticks to your lips.
• Bottled April 2007.

Retail Price $34.00

Wine Future Offering (September 2008 Release)

The 2006 Thompson Vineyard Syrah, has gripping tannin, powerful fruit forward flavors. More tannic and fruit driven than in 2005, it has flavors of spiced candy cherries with hints of sweet tar and tobacco. Cedar and chocolate mint aromas are beginning to emerge. It has Thompson’s classic candy quality that clings to your glass and sticks to your lips. Made using two new French, two new American and six older barrels. (249 cases produced)

• This wine is 100% Syrah from the rolling hills of Thompson Vineyard in Los Alamos.
• Thompson Vineyard Syrah harvested October 24th at 26.0 brix, 3.35 pH, 2.9 TPA
• The fruit was stemmed but not crushed. Intact, whole berries were placed in small bin boxes for 14 days of fermentation after a two-day cold soak.
• Inoculated with wild, Williams-Selyem, and RC 212 yeasts.
• This wine represents twelve choice barrels selected out of a total lot of eighteen.
• Went through ML fermentation, completing in January.
• Racked in July into neutral barrels, and again before bottling.
• Unfined and unfiltered.
• 14 months barrel age.
• Hard-candy-fruit flavors. Big and dark. Big tannin. Will soften. Tobacco-cedar-spice-mint notes. Big back of mouth tannins.
• Sticks to your lips.
• Bottled March 2008

Retail Price $38.00

 

Thompson Vineyard is a steep, south-facing vineyard in Los Alamos, California. Its soil is sandy and well drained. This vineyard consistently produces the best fruit we work with. It gets ripe, dark, and tannic. 

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 with Syrah reduction sauce!