2023 Blue Mountain Vineyard Syrah
100% Syrah from Blue Mountain Vineyard Block 7a. Complex aromas of blackberry, plum, loamy earth, and pepper with a distinct volanic minerality on a tight long finish. Label by our middle daughter, Keegan Isenhower.
Excellent clarity, black hue with a hint of red on the rim. Complex aromas of blackberry, plum, cranberry, white and black pepper, loamy earth, and tar. The texture is taut with flavors of basalt rock, black plum, ripe blackberry, crispy acidity, tar, and savory pie crust. The palate has glycerine, creamy French oak, volcanic minerality, and a tight finish. Enjoy through 2035.
Fermentation:
Hand-harvested fruit was destemmed to 1.5 ton fermenters with 1/3 of the stems added back. Fermented with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sacchromyces uvarum, and Pichia kluyveri. Punched down twice a day with 3 pulse-air applications. Pressed at dryness.
Élevage:
Aged in 300 liter French oak barrels (Tonnellerie de Mercurey Light Long toast, 33% new). Aged for 27 months. Bottled without fining or filtration.
INGREDIENTS & ADDITIONS: Syrah grapes, yeast, organic and inorganic yeast nutrients, tartaric acid, and minimally necessary sulfur dioxide.
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Varietal | Syrah |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Syrah |
| Appellation | Walla Walla Valley |
| Vineyard | 100% Blue Mountain Vineyard |
| Acid | 5.1 g/L |
| PH | 3.91 |
| Residual Sugar | <0.05 g/L |
| Alcohol | 14.30% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 01/21/2026 |
| Cases Produced | 98 |
100% Blue Mountain Vineyard block 7a
