Vineyard: Guidici Family Vineyard – Sonoma Coast Blend: 100% Syrah
Method: All french oak, 10% new wood.
35% Whole Cluster.
Indigenous yeast primary fermentation and natural completion of ML.
Punch downs only.
Unfined, unfiltered.
Production: 230 cases produced
Tasting Notes: Open this wine and let it breathe before serving. Cassis, violets, and bacon fat on the nose; secondary aromas of white pepper and more red fruits after a few hours in the glass. Rustic, full-bodied mouthful of red cherries, pomegranates, roasted meats, a hint of white pepper with a bit of baker’s chocolate to finish. Dead ringer for a Northern Rhone.
Wine Spectator
Enticing wild berry, plum, spice and pepper turn more austere on the finish. Vibrant and concentrated, this finishes with a persistent mix of complex flavors and firm tannins. Drink now through 2011.
Score: 90. —James Laube, December 15, 2007.
Jamey Whetstone started working at Turley Wine Cellars in the summer of 1998 when he semi-jokingly told a friend he’d do just about anything for a shot at winemaking. Over the following 6 1/2 years he would plant 30 acres of hillside vineyard, become fluent in Spanish, help manage over 200 organically farmed acres of grapes, become assistant winemaker, start his own label, and begin consulting full time. Turley provided his on-going continuing education in hands-on farming and meticulous, cutting-edge winemaking. To further enhance his small winery experience, he went to work in Burgundy for Domaine Dujac during a short stint in the summer of 2001. His love for wine has taken him down several paths that have ultimately merged in the form of Whetstone Wine Cellars. He also produces Pinot Noir, Viognier and Chardonnay.
Guidici Family Vineyard:
Pushing the envelope on spots you can actually grow syrah while coaxing out that Northern Rhone character, Charlie Chenowith sustainably farms the vineyard. It sits on the edge of Occidental. Cold climate, organically farmed, Occidental vineyard with yields a bit shy of 2 tons per acre. Clone 877 and a personal selection from Lee Hudson’s vineyard in Carneros. The Sonoma Coast wine region encompasses 500,000 total acres and is planted with about 7,000 acres of vineyards. Right now, Sonoma Coast’s wine country is bustling with vineyard development, especially Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah.
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