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2008 Eric Kent Wine Cellars Syrah Dry Stack Vineyard
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Tasting Notes:
Our richest, fullest, most densely packed. . . let’s call it what it is; the 2008 vintage produced a massive Dry Stack Vineyard Syrah. But 40% whole-cluster fermentation, a judicious saignée and prudent management of each barrel produced a fascinatingly fruity, smokey, spicy, minerally, deliciously savory, and for all its size, balanced wine.
Dark purple reddish in color with aromas of blackberry, kirsch, smoked meat, coffee, iron and earth. The palate is all about intense dark black fruits, game and undercurrents of smoke and spice with firm, ripe tannins providing structure and backbone. A powerful youngster that merits another year to two in the cellar before its decadent unveiling.
Drinking Windows:
Prime drinking: late 2012 to 2015
Graceful ageability: 2017+
Analysis:
pH: 3.86
TA: 6.1 g/L
Alcohol: 15.1%
Bottling: March 19, 2010
Pre-Release: Fall 2010
Retail Release: Spring 2011
Total Produced: 197 cases
Our richest, fullest, most densely packed. . . let’s call it what it is; the 2008 vintage produced a massive Dry Stack Vineyard Syrah. But 40% whole-cluster fermentation, a judicious saignée and prudent management of each barrel produced a fascinatingly fruity, smokey, spicy, minerally, deliciously savory, and for all its size, balanced wine.
Dark purple reddish in color with aromas of blackberry, kirsch, smoked meat, coffee, iron and earth. The palate is all about intense dark black fruits, game and undercurrents of smoke and spice with firm, ripe tannins providing structure and backbone. A powerful youngster that merits another year to two in the cellar before its decadent unveiling.
Drinking Windows:
Prime drinking: late 2012 to 2015
Graceful ageability: 2017+
Analysis:
pH: 3.86
TA: 6.1 g/L
Alcohol: 15.1%
Bottling: March 19, 2010
Pre-Release: Fall 2010
Retail Release: Spring 2011
Total Produced: 197 cases