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Item Number: 7454

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: California Sub Region: Sonoma
Appellation/AVA: Russian River Valley
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Soul Patch Vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 97% Syrah / 3% Viognier
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.1
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Goldridge with very high amounts of volcanic ash


About the Soul Patch Vineyard: This Syrah is harvested from 2 1/2 acres planted on the Davis' Soul Patch Vineyard. The Davis Family planted this Syrah in 1996, and organically farm the vineyard. Only organic, earth friendly farming practices are used on their estate vineyard. The reasoning for this is simple; not only is this better for the planet and the consumer, but ultimately creates a more layered and complex wine. The Soul Patch vineyard is on an eastern facing hillside in the heart of the Russian River Valley, with vineyard rows running north to south. This positioning is important because it allows the vineyard to benefit from the gentle heat of the morning sun, while being shielded form the harsh afternoon sun. All of the vineyard rows running north to south ensures that all of the fruit gets equal exposure to the sun.

Davis Syrah Wine Notes: This Syrah is the perfect combination of richness and depth, with a complex, balanced elegance. 3% Viognier grapes were added to co-ferment with the Syrah, in the tradition of Côte-Rôtie. The Syrah is aged in 100% French oak for 10 months, using mainly neutral barrels. Some of the wine is aged in Puncheons (which are roughly equivalent to the size of a double barrel). Puncheons allow for more micro-oxygenation and allow for increased volumes of wine to have less exposure to surface area within the barrel. There is a beautiful fullness to the wine as a result of this aging process.