Reduction = Ingredient 🍇

Syrah is one of the most promising red grapes in the Willamette Valley. I first became aware of Syrah in the Willamette Valley while working my very first harvest in 2006 for Bruce & Brad Biehl (The Bad Biehl Brothers). The Syrah and other experimental grapes had just been planted in the vineyard. Sometimes when everyone is going in the same direction, it is time to change course.

WINE INFO

APPELLATION:               Willamette Valley AVA
VINTAGE:                         2015
GRAPE VARIETIES:       95% Syrah, 5% Grenache
ESTATE GROWN:           No, purchased grapes
VINEYARD SOURCE:     REDACTED
VINEYARD AGE:             10 Years
DRY FARMED:                 Yes
OWN ROOTED:               Grafted Vines & Own Rooted
SOIL TYPE:                       Cornelius  (Loess)
ELEVATION:                     400 feet (122 meters)
HARVEST DATE:             October 6th, 2015
GRAPE GROWER:           Bruce Biehl
HARVEST METHOD:       Hand Harvested
BRIX AT HARVEST:         23.6
SKIN CONTACT:               9 Days
CHAPTALIZATION:         No
FERMENTATION:             Ambient Yeast
MATURATION VESSEL:    400L Puncheon, 15G Stainless Steel
ALCOHOL (by volume):    13.5%
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO₂):   42mg/L
ACIDITY SCALE (pH):         3.79
TOTAL ACIDITY:                   7.2g/L
FINING AGENT:                    Unfined (Vegan)
BOTTLE SIZE:                        750ml & 1.5L (Antique Green)
CLOSURE TYPE:                  FineCork X (99.9% TCA Free)
FILTRATION:                         Unfiltered
HAND BOTTLED:                 Yes
PRODUCTION:                     60 Cases
BOTTLING DATE:                June 29th, 2016
RELEASE DATE:                   September 1, 2016

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