2005 Syrah- Southern Exposure

Winemaker's Notes:

"Southern Exposure" is our trade mark for our premium wines. In this vintage we produced four different Syrah wines, three of which, including this one, were made from Estate grown grapes. While all three wines have common attributes, I feel that this is the best of this vintage. The reasons are: more meticulous selection of the grapes, better barreling program and plainly speaking more fussing with the wine.

This Syrah reminds me of an old world wine. It has a deep color with dark berry aromas combined with spice and mint. It has very concentrated flavors of dark berries, which carry to the palate, adding layers of cherry and smoke and even leather. This well balanced wine has an abundance of savory type flavors. The wine finishes with a long and lingering finish adding herbal and spicy flavors combined with smoky notes reminiscent of bacon. This is a big wine worthy of aging for several years for optimum quality.

2005 Syrah "Southern Exposure" Estate Grown
Shenandoah Valley, California (750 ml)
$35.00

Production & Technical Data:
Alcohol 14.8%
Residual Sugar: less than 0.1%
pH: 3.5

Bottling Date:
January 24, 2007

Varietal Content:
100% Syrah

Limited Production!!
Only 1069 cases produced.

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