Appellation:

Arroyo Seco, Ca (South-west of Santa Lucia Highlands AVA)

Vineyard:

The Mesa Del Sol vineyard is a special 15-acre slice of heaven. Jake Houghum created this vineyard in the late 1980’s. Unfortunately Jake was taken to the next dimension but he asked his dear friend Frank owner/winemaker of Joyce Vineyard to make a 100% big bold California syrah from the vineyard. The vineyard is 100% sustainable/organic. The vineyard is hand farmed and hand harvested year after year. The climate is arroyo seco is perfect for syrah. Warm days and warm nights allow these vines to thrive producing some very deep bold flavors. Well known neighboring vineyards such as J.Lohr and Carmel road coat the landscape with rows upon rows of California syrah.

Alcohol:

14.9%

P.H.

3.78

Sugar:

0.00%

Malolactic:

100% Malolactic Fermentation

Fermentation Technique:

French oak, 50% new, 2 years and 1 month.

Tasting Notes:

This syrah boasts big bold layered flavors of tobacco, rich berry, leather and bacon with just a hint of toasty oak on the finish. This wine is 100% unfined & unfiltered syrah.

Retail:

$19.95 per bottle

Bottled:

February 2009