It has a rich aroma reminiscent of garrigue, blueberry and blackberry.
Soft, rich, sophisticated and delicate texture is truly elegant.
This bottle is made from the oldest block of Bouchey Vineyards Syrah, "Grande Cote".
Vineyard: The renowned Boushey Vineyard, located at high altitude, produces wines of unique character with balanced acidity.
Layers of soil and a long, cool, slow ripening period allow complex flavours to develop.
Since first using Bouchey grapes in 2011, we have been so impressed with the quality, flavor complexity and impressive acidity that we have committed to a long-term relationship with the vineyard.
Vinification: All fruit was hand-picked, fully de-stemmed and then placed into two 34HL French oak upright tanks.
Fermentation is done using natural yeast, without clarification, and using a combination of manual and pneumatic punchdown, pump-over and pigeage-à-pierre.
The free run juice was kept separate for maturation in 34HL French oak upright tanks.
Bottled in August 2021.
A syncline is a geological term that refers to a section of rock where horizontally deposited layers of rock are bent by lateral pressure to form a winding valley.
Owners and winemakers James and Poppy Manton's winery and vineyards are located in the Columbia Gorge AVA, which straddles Oregon and is on the westernmost edge of Washington's Columbia Valley AVA, the largest AVA in the state.
The AVA is split between the rainy western and semi-arid desert regions, and their winery and vineyards are located in the middle.
Their winemaking, which began with just 76 cases in 1999, has remained unchanged ever since, and they have earned a high reputation as a limited production winery, maintaining a strong vision of producing world-class wines through innovative winemaking, while also respecting the environment in every aspect of their winemaking, using biodynamic farming methods themselves.
In order to maintain a close relationship with the barrels and grapes, annual production is limited to 5,000 cases.