2015 Walla Walla Valley Syrah Dessert (Port Style)

2015 Walla Walla Valley Syrah Dessert (Port Style)


Tasting Notes

Leads with complex aromas of roasted coffee bean, mocha, and black pepper that meld seemlessly into flavors of dark chocolate, macerated blackberry and black cherry cordial on the palate with a concentrated earthy, rich finish.

Technical Information

Varietal - 100% Syrah
Appellation - Walla Walla Valley
Production - 19 cases

Fermentation

Destemmed to whole berries
Commercial yeast fermentation
Full malolactic secondary fermentation
100% French oak aged 30 months, 33% new

Harvest

Vineyard - Seven Hills Vineyard, Milton-Freewater, Oregon
Harvest Date - September 21, 2015
Crop Load - 2.66 tons/acre
Brix - 25.1

Finished Wine

Alcohol - 20.0%
TA - 5.3
pH - 4.26