2023 Stolo Syrah
A true cold-climate Syrah with aromas of black pepper, sage, juniper and subtle notes of olive tapenade. Bright and light-bodied, its fruit hints at elderberry and black raspberry that has been mixed with anise in a leather bota. An age-worthy marvel with only 12.0% alc.
The 4.2-acre Stolo Vineyard is organically, dry-farmed and lies just a stone’s throw from the ocean in Cambria. Two out of three mornings, it is covered in cool, ocean fog from the nearby Pacific. The temperature rarely reaches 80° F and harvest is in November, placing it at the very spear tip of cold-climate California viticulture. Farmed by sommelier turned avant-garde, farmer-winemaker Raj Parr, using the same regenerative and biodynamic practices developed at his adjacent sister property Phelan Farms.
Vineyard:
Year Planted: 2008
Vine Spacing: 7’ x 4’
Soil: sandstone / illuvial clay loam
Clones: Alban 1, 383, 470
Elevation: 140 ft
Wine:
Appellation: SLO Coast
Alcohol: 12.0%
Stems: 20%
French Oak: 100% Neutral
Yeast: Wild
Cases: 171