2020 STOLPMAN VINEYARDS SYRAH ESTATE GROWN BALLARD CANYON 750ML

The warm 2020 vintage created an earlier more compact Syrah harvest focused in September rather than October. The warm weather brings a wonderful juiciness to the young wine with more typical savory elements kept to the periphery. Playing into this vintage profile we backed off the whole-cluster fermentation from the typical 50% to 30% to allow the fruit purity to shine brighter._x000D_
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In the glass the 2020 Estate Grown Syrah possesses a deep black center with a bright red rim. On the nose boysenberry fruit sits above black olives. Fine tannin melded into the smooth flesh carries into the finish already married with bright red acidity. Just a hint of Syrah wildness adds nuance to the beautiful opaque wall of fruit.