- Blend
- 97% Syrah, 3.0% Viognier
- Total Acidity
- 0.60 g/100mL
- pH
- 3.80
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
2008 ReserveSyrah Coyote Canyon Vineyard
“This Reserve Syrah from Coyote Canyon Vineyard was crafted in a classic Rhone style and co-fermented with Viognier revealing aromatics of blueberry, spice, sweet orange peel and slight lavender. The wine showcases a dusty mineral character typical of the Horse Heaven Hills application. The balance of fruit and oak creates mouth-filling flavors of dark chocolate with hints of roasted coffee bean on the finish.” Ray Einberger, Winemaker
Purchase Price: $20.00
Grapes were destemmed and crushed with 20% whole berries remaining.
Syrah co-fermented with 3.0 % whole berry Viognier (for aromatics) in open-top fermenters with twice-daily pumpovers, or in stainless steel fermenters with punch downs four times daily.
Lots were blended and placed in half new French and half new American oak barrels for malolactic fermentation.
The wine was racked by gravity flow at three month intervals during its 16 months in barrels.
