Dark in appearance and deep in flavor, this Syrah begins with black fruit and spice, bramble berry, sweet nutmeg and whole allspice. Lashings of dark chocolate lead on to the juicy palate brimming with big blackberry, dried black currant and black plum. The fruit extends into the prolonged finish where it's enhanced with cracked black peppercorns.
Alcohol: 14.1%
Composition: 100% Syrah
Aging: 100% Barrel aged for 14 months - 15% new French oak, 85% neutral oak.
Interesting Facts: Harvested on September 12th with Brix sugar levels of 24.4. Cold soaked in tank for two days at 48 degrees Farenheit and fermented for 8 days with terperatures from 75-86 degrees farenheit. Higher temps are essetial for extraction of color. A French yeast was used to add complexity, darker fruit characters and spice. 100% Free Run juice is used for all Special Selection wines, no pressed wines are used.
