Description
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Critical Acclaim:
One of the geekiest wine dreams is making a Côte-Rôtie style wine in the New World that involves co-fermentation with a small amount of Viognier. The 2019 Omen Element 79 Vineyards Syrah-Viognier shows that vintners can do this successfully. TASTING NOTES: This wine is ripe and full of candied notes and earthiness in its aromas and flavors. Serve it with a savory lamb stew. (Tasted: October 12, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
Winemaking:
- Hand-harvested at night
- Cold Soaking 3 days
- Co Fermentation with Viognier (white varietal – 18%) @ 90F
- “Cote Rotie” style
- Aged in 1 yr old French oak for 12 months
Vineyard Sources:
Sierra Foothills AVA, California
82% Syrah – 18% Viognier
Element 79 Vineyard, Fair Play AVA
Just south of Placerville, at an elevation of 2400 ft, you will find the Fair Play AVA. High mountainsides and deep granite soils develop grapes for intense wines. It’s astounding to us that this area has been growing incredible wine grapes since the California Gold Rush, yet it is still a relatively unknown, untapped goldmine of high-quality fruit!
