Marietta Gibson Block Syrah 2018

ESTATE SERIES 

Honor the land. Our Estate Series celebrates our connection to Nature, which inspires and sustains us. Each of these wines represents our purest expression of distinctive sites within this awesome place we call home: Our Angeli Zinfandel, farmed from Angeli Ranch vineyards, a dramatic property at the entrance of a small canyon, where gravel swales connect to terraced knolls; our Game Trail Cabernet, farmed from a small block perched at 1400 ft. in a mountain ridge of the Yorkville Highlands, with coastal influences, and large diurnal shifts, which allow for the ideal balance of optimal ripeness of fruit, and retention of natural acidity; and our Gibson Block Syrah, farmed from a vineyard block in the heart of the McDowell Valley AVA, an ancient, dry farmed mixed block next to the original Gibson Homestead, planted with some of the oldest Syrah and Grenache in California.

A profound and energetic organic red wine, this Syrah has dynamic dark fruit and gaminess at its core. Black cherries and blueberries abound with a crushed peppercorn structure with a hint of rosemary. Ancient Gibson Block vines translate into distinctive character with refined integrated tannins, crunchy graphite minerality, and an impeccably bright finish.

Winemaking Details:

• Syrah

• Aged for 18 months in neutral barrels

• 15.1% ABV

• 650 cases produced

• release date: Fall 2019

• Drink now or age up to 15 years