2022 SYRAH NOLAN VINEYARD

We are really excited to be working with this newer vineyard that was planted along my favorite Syrah corridor within the newly minted Alisos Canyon AVA. We work with two specific blocks with soils that are sandy, shallow, dusty, and littered with big outcroppings of limestone. This is a magical place to grow amazing Syrah. Yields are kept ruinously low, so the fruit comes into the winery relatively early, with tremendous balance and concentration. Flavors lean toward the heady, fruity side (almost jam like), with notes of blue and black fruits along with ripe cherry and raspberry. In the mouth, the wine is a softer, mid-weight style that favors earlier drinking, with the added benefit of the balanced acidity of the 2022 vintage.

“The 2022 Syrah Nolan Vineyard checks in as 100% Syrah that was raised in 15% new French oak for 18 months. Ripe red and black fruits, smoked meat, crushed stone, graphite, and ground pepper all define this remarkable effort, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a deep, layered mid-palate, ripe, polished tannins, stunning purity of fruit, and a great finish. It's another world class Syrah from this estate that has so much to love. It's certainly the finest Syrah I've ever tasted from this vineyard.”  95 Points Jeb Dunnuck

“The 2022 Syrah Nolan Vineyard is a new wine inthe range. It offers a striking combination of fruit intensity, aromatics and structural intensity. This is such a vivid, expressive wine. There's real breadth and textural power here. A rush of dark red/purplish fruit, sage, mint, lavender and mocha build into the sumptuous, long finish.” 94+ Points Antonio Galloni for Vinous