This Syrah is grown at a cooler site on the Rocks in the Walla Walla Valley and delivers bright aromas of cherry cola, dark berries along with an element of minerality. The flavors are delicious showing balanced acidity with cherry, plum, sassafras and savory roasted meat. The wine finishes with richness and intensity.
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APPELLATION:
Walla Walla Valley
VINEYARDS:
Watermill Estate Vineyard
TECHNICAL NOTES:
pH 3.76
TA 0.58 g/100mL
Alcohol 14.1% By Volume
FERMENTATION:
36-hour cold soak; Open top fermenters with cap punched down by hand three times per day. Secondary fermentation finished in barrel.
BARREL AGING:
Aged 16 months in small oak barrels
33% New French oak
CASES PRODUCED:
224 cases
BOTTLING DATE:
February 11, 2010
RELEASE DATE:
October 1, 2011