Handmade wines
since 1983.
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1997
SYRAH CALIFORNIA
(From
Roll, Bien Nacido, and Stolpman Vineyards)
It is hard to believe
that this is our 15th vintage of California syrah. We were
so excited about our first ones, but in hindsight there was
much to learn. And I can honestly say that I was not completely
satisfied with any of them until the 1989 vintage, and it
was not until 1994 that we began to get the quality of grapes
we needed to make really special wine. In 1997 we boosted
the grenache and mourvedre percentage to 10% each, up from
1996's 5%. This gave depth and wild exotic aromatics to the
wine. This syrah is exuberant, flavory, and has a bit more
grip that the last two California syrahs, which for me makes
it an altogether more satisfying drink.
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