The second Syrah addition is the Garys' Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands. This vineyard may be known to most of you as the joint venture of farmers extraordinaire Gary Francioni and Gary Pisoni.  The Garys were kind enough to offer us one acre to produce what we feel is a fantastic expression of the vineyard and the Garys' personalities-bold and powerful.

There is nothing timid or subdued about this Syrah. The antithesis of the Hawks Butte, it is clearly Californian in style but has hints of old world aromatics and flavors of black olive and blue flowers. Richly textured, the wine possesses loads of fruit and concentration while balanced with good acidity and tannins. Again we fermented this wine with minimal intervention and that has allowed the gorgeous fruit and texture of the wine to shine.

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2006 Tasting Notes
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