Stolpman Estate Syrah - 2018

Name: Stolpman Estate Syrah
Brand: Stolpman
SKU: 31109
Price: 28.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 31109 750mL

This beauty hails from Ballard Canyon, the first Syrah-focused appellation in California! Stolpman Estate co-ferments a small portion of Viognier with Syrah in the style of Côte-Rôtie. The wine offers a delightful bouquet, followed by elegantly textured fruit flavors. Decant to allow its rich aromas to unfold.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Santa Barbara

Producer

Stolpman

Grape Variety

Syrah

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

The folks at the Stolpman Vineyard run as responsible an operation as you can find. They farm biodynamically and vinify naturally. Heck they even run a profit sharing program with their vineyard attendants. They are also blessed with amazing terror of Ballard Canyon near Santa Barbara. The soils are based on limestone and topped with clay. There is a constant wind from the Pacific which cools the air allowing grapes to ripen to fully developed flavors. This vintage provided steady and great weather which allowed for control over the farming and the harvest. The wine shows a myriad of aromas and flavors of stewed red and dark berries, lively acidity, savory smoke, herbs, and grainy tannins. Its concentration is intense, yet not overbearing (a testament to their dry farming and gentle winemaking). Serve with hearty roast or braised meats.

- CP

Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...