2023 Kobayashi Syrah, Washington, USA
$95.00
97% Syrah, 3% Viognier from WeatherEye Vineyard, located at the top of Red Mountain in eastern Yakima Valley. The Rhone varieties Travis and Mario source from WeatherEye are ungrafted, single-stake trained, and planted at high density on rocky, fractured basalt soils. The wine was whole-cluster fermented with ambient yeasts, and matured for 22-months in French oak (25% new) before bottling, unfined and unfiltered.
Specs
- Country United States
- Region Washington
- Appellation Columbia Valley
- Style Red Wine
- Producer Kobayashi
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Syrah
- Food Pairings Roast White Meats, Braised Things, Gamey Meats, Steak!, Red Sauce
- Characteristics Dressed to Impress, West Coast, Big Power, Black or Blue Fruit