SOIL IS A MIXTURE OF MINERALS, ORGANIC MATTER, GASES, LIQUIDS, AND COUNTLESS ORGANISMS THAT TOGET...
SOIL IS A MIXTURE OF MINERALS, ORGANIC MATTER, GASES, LIQUIDS, AND COUNTLESS ORGANISMS THAT TOGETHER SUPPORT LIFE ON EARTH. THE BEAUTY IS IN THE STORY IT TELLS.
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Syrah is a powerful, remarkably distinct and boisterous varietal. It's arguably the most aromatic of wines, and a good nose is always a pleasure, as long as a little barnyard earth tickles your fancy when a Syrah is doing the tickling. A good Syrah is meaty, and rich in iron and basks in pepper. It's a bit of an animal at its best. If you have a good touch of fruit running through its masculine veins, a delicious Syrah is in your glass. It's not that common to have a Syrah aged in all neutral oak, and standing on its own with no other varietal blended in, but the STORYOFSOIL Syrah was made to exhibit the grape in its raw grandeur. Heavy extraction was never an intention; big weighty Syrah would rob the sense of place and nuance of the fruit; masculine power is at its most effective when still subtle. One fun fact about this Syrah is how frightening it was to deal with in the initial bottling. Syrah can go through all sorts of fits and changes when you bottle it, and you have to step back and trust where it will end up on its journey.
As a small winery we can put more time, attention, and care into our wines (than the larger wineries can afford to, really). So in order to make wines of the highest quality, we: 1. Select vineyards that are farmed with the greatest level of care. 2. Focus on single varietal and single vineyard. Single vineyard allows us to focus on "the place" the grapes are farmed and single varietal will show how each varietal is affected by that place (i.e. soil and microclimate).
3. Keep lots small. This provides the opportunity for gentle processing with minimal intervention. (This also grants us the freedom to have a little more fun with experimentation which, in theory, should result in more complex and interesting wines.) And finally, 4. (the most important) We put our hearts and souls into the making of this wine.
