2014 Lucia ‘Soberanes Vineyard’ Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands

Winemaker Notes: From the granite-laced soils of Soberanes Vineyard, this Syrah is as refined and delicate as it is intense. Nimble floral aromas lead over a core of slate, peppercorns and blackberry. Layered spices integrate a rich dark fruit, which, slightly stringent, offers hints of how gracefully the wine will age. This vintage, the vines produced a tiny yield of less than one ton per acre. The resulting wine was fermented with 100% whole clusters and aged in 60-gallon and 132-gallon barrels that will contribute to a slower evolution, along with great oak integration. On the finish, pleasing acid complements firm tannins in a wine which will cellar beautifully for decades.