Harvest date: October 2nd

Sugar at harvest: 23.5 degrees brix

Production: 70 cases

Final pH: 3.63

Final alcohol: 13.5% by vol

Vineyards: Mae’s Vineyard, Applegate Valley – Organic farmed (not certified) Syrah clones from Northern Rhone, planted 2006

Aging: The grapes were mostly destemmed and fermented rather slowly with two punchdowns daily for 4 weekls. After pressing, the Syrah was in one new and two neutral barrels form 9 months and then racked into all neutral barrels for another 7 months before bottling unfiltered and unfined in March 2015.

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