Appearance medium garnet with specks of ruby
Aromas raspberry, strawberry, cocoa, vanilla bean, white pepper, violets, dried herbs
Palate cranberry, fig, gripping tannins, soft and lingering rose petal on the finish
Food Pairing Suggestions
This Syrah will pair great with prosciutto, arugula and fig jam flatbread, steaks in pepper sauce, grilled pork dishes or vegetarian dishes with mushrooms and black olives.
Composition
96% Syrah, 4% Petite Sirah
Production
253 cases
Alcohol
14.5%
Aging Potential
Will age gracefully over the next 6-8 years
Vineyard
Syrah: Rancho Sarco Vineyard, Petite Sirah: Nord Ridge
About The Vineyard
The small vineyard source for the Goosecross Cellars Syrah is located just north of the city of Napa and provides ideal warm days, cool nights and rocky soil conditions – where the terroir resembles growing conditions of the Rhone Valley.
Winemaker Notes
Syrah is gaining in popularity and has grown from a little under 400 acres planted in California in the early 1990’s to over 20,000 acres today. As it is one of the more vigorous vines, Syrah requires extra attention in the vineyard with farmers being aggressive in thinning the crop, to reduce crop volume but increase fruit quality.
This wine was aged 14 months in French oak, 40% new.
