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Featured Today
2006 Syrah, Annadel Estate, Sonoma Valley
Released
June 2010, 151 cases produced
Internet-Direct Price: $28.50 / 750 mL bottle
Westwood’s 2006 Annadel Estate Vineyard Syrah is a revelation, even to us. A growing season featuring late rains and warm temperatures gave us jungle vines with moderate yields. We harvested in October as usual and conducted a completely average ferment. The wine seemed decent enough during barrel aging and closed in as expected after bottling. Nothing prepared us for the development this wine has shown in the bottle.
Pour out a glass; admire the deep color; slip your nose over the rim and inhale a fragrance that takes you away. Not to California, or Washington state, or Australia, or anywhere else but the northern Rhône, somewhere between Hermitage and Côte Rôtie. We aren’t trying to imitate these wines – we are just doing our best to preserve the sense of place of our unique vineyard. Our 2006 Syrah shows a beautiful leanness and minerality.
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