2020 Syrah
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Syrah
Vineyard Designation
Cavern Vineyards
Harvest Date
Fall 2019
Acid
6.3
pH
3.59
Residual Sugar
1.2
Alcohol %
14.6
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This wine tastes purple - like ripe plums in summer. As soon as you pour the first glass, you can see this wine is something special. Medium purple and rich in color, you can see the dark velvety flavor before you taste it. As you breathe in you start thinking about sitting around a campfire eating BBQ. As you take your first sip, the you're hit with dried plums and tart cherries and smoke from that campfire. The aromas are sweetish but the flavor is more savory, like a good beef jerky. The medium finish has lovely tannins and subtle acidity.
Vineyard Notes
The fruit is grown outside of San Andreas in Calaveras County, in a boutique vineyard on a Karst limestone formation that gave rise to the extraordinary caverns in the Cave City area. This bold red historically comes from the Rhone Valley of France. The limestone terroir of Calaveras County is what gives this varietal a slight gamey character that points to the Northern Rhone heritage of this variety.
Winemaker Notes
The color of this wine is opaquely purple. This full-bodied red wine doesn't overwhelm the nose - much like wasabi, you feel it rather than smell it. It has just the right amount of tannins and acidity to give this wine a big punch of flavor.
Food Pairing Notes
This meaty wine needs meaty meals to really show you what it's got. Try a smoked brisket, thick cut ribeye grilled to perfection or an herb-crusted rack of lamb. You could switch it up and try something spicy like Tandoori Chicken or Asian five-spice pork to intensify the savory notes.