Stolpman Vineyards Syrah The Great Places Ruben Solorzano Ballard Canyon 2023From Stolpman Vineyards The Great Places series, this 2023 Syrah comes from Ruben Solorzanos original one acre, pre clonal, own rooted hillside plot above Ballard Creek in Santa Barbarathe founding site of the Great Places Quartet. Inspired by Cte Rtie and Cornas, this steep, meticulously farmed block delivers naturally low yields and intense concentration. It offers intense aromatics of dark berries, cocoa, and coffee bean, followed by robust dark

giving this Vermentinu great nutrients and minerals to thrive

Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée

they are also exceptionally old-school and still often firmly marked by residual scents from their spontaneous fermentation

and unfiltered with no sulphur addition during vinification

Cati Ribot first began making wine with her father in a more conventional way

Grapes: Pears

The aim is to explore the richness of the grape variety aromas and to survive the local characteristics

Sub Appellation: Morgon Color/Style: Red Wine Grapes: Gamay

The protracted growing season paired with the sedimentary clay-loam soils slow the ripening and allow us to farm without irrigation resulting in fruit that is deeply pigmented and loaded with flavor

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Vinification: 40-55% whole cluster

We'll see in a few years