2016 Domaine de la Terre Rouge Syrah DTR Ranch Sierra Foothills

Winemaker Notes:  DTR Ranch Syrah is made from grapes planted at our home ranch in 1999. Tis is the eleventh single-site bottling of Syrah from this vineyard. It is our coolest Syrah site and it is located on the steep slopes of the Fiddletown appellation. Most of these vines are grown without rootstock. We farm these slate, schist, and quartz-laden soils in a holistic and sustainable manner using just organic compost to amend the soil, owls to keep the rodents in check, in-row cultivation, organic sulphur as a fungicide, and lots of hand labor. As are all of our Syrah’s, the wine is made in a traditional artisan manner. Tis Syrah is a true reflection of the place the vines live. We picked earlier in 2016, on October 14th, due to a slightly smaller crop of two tons per acre.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Wine Enthusiast - "This wine is distinctive, intense and very concentrated, bringing a ton of delicious black-fruit flavors to the table along with a myriad of spices and light herbal accents. A smoky, beefy aroma comes first, followed by deep blackberry, anise and clove flavors and a broad but gripping mouthfeel that's well founded on fine-grained tannins. Best through 2026. "