![]() ![]() This vintage will go on to be one of the most coveted that we’ve produced yet. We are releasing the soon-to-be-legendary 2021 Sonoma Hillsides Syrah first and foremost to our Wine Club & mailing list to ensure that our biggest supporters have access to this wine before the word spreads and it is long gone. The combination of an exceptional growing season in 2021 and drought-exacerbated concentration of flavor led to fruit of remarkable quality and we’ve been singing the praises of the wines from this vintage from the start. 2021 redeemed this disappointment in every way. Each harvest brings its own unique challenges and in 2020, plagued by wildfire smoke, we were not able to put this wine into bottle. As three more vintages have come and gone, this blend is becoming a reference point of its own for Syrah in the New World. ![]() It is without any doubt, one of our finest creations.Īs soon as the very first vintage of this wine was released in 2017 it began making waves in the wine community and we were honored by a 100 point score by Antonio Galloni of Vinous in April 2017. This wine is decadent, delicious and all hyperbole aside, will probably be one of your favorite Syrahs after just one taste. Joseph, we pulled this blend together from multiple sites and utilized the expositions of these hillside vineyards that show the freshness and vibrancy that Syrah can only achieve on cool-climate hillside slopes. Inspired by the flamboyant wines of St.Joseph, this 100% Syrah is one of the most exciting and compelling wines we have ever put into bottle. In 2016 we finally felt that we had created a wine worthy of the label. Someone more fluent in French quickly explained the miscommunication and all was resolved, but the story never fails to bring a smile and a warm feeling to our hearts as we think of our dear friend. Raymond immediately led him down to the cellar, shocking everyone by offering him a leftover roll of his very own labels. After an incredibly extensive tasting of great vintages from the cellar of Raymond Trollat, Pax expressed his interest in creating a wine label designed as an ode to the iconic French winemaker. ![]()
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