2023 SYRAH NOLAN VINEYARD

We are really excited to be working with this newer vineyard that was planted along my favorite Syrah corridor within the newly minted Alisos Canyon AVA. We work with two specific blocks with soils that are sandy, shallow, dusty, and littered with big outcroppings of limestone. This is a magical place to grow amazing Syrah. Yields are kept ruinously low, so the fruit comes into the winery relatively early, with tremendous balance and concentration. Flavors lean toward the heady, fruity side, with notes of blue and black fruits along with ripe cherry and raspberry. In the mouth, the wine is rich and broad, with fine tannins that point towards a long life in the bottle.

"The 2023 Syrah Nolan Vineyard is shaping up to be a gem of a wine. Deep, somber minerality underscores the wine's natural fruit weight. The inner juxtaposition of brightness and darkness (acid vs. fruit) is so enticing. Effusive aromatics of black cherry, chalk, white pepper, and lavender meet with an ultra-fine tannin structure and such elegant freshness." 96 Points Billy Norris for Vinous