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Rudius Syrah(2005)
- Winery:
- Varietal:
- Syrah
- Region:
- USA > California > Sonoma > Russian River Valley
- Type:
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- blackberry, berry, bramble fruits, microbiological, violet, floral, red grape, fruit, lactic, oak - heavy
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March 2008
- The Syrah is all Durell #1 selection, which is known for being less fruity and more of a meaty/spicy selection. It is 80% whole cluster fermented in 4-ton open top fermenters using all wild yeast for both primary/alcoholic fermentation and secondary/malo-lactic fermentation. The oak is all French and 45-50% new. It is bottled both un-fined and un-filtered. Smoky violet and chocolate blackberry aromas fill the nose. The palate is smooth and very ripe with graphite, violet and blackberry/blueberry
- Doug Wilder
- Vinfolio
- Issue 135
- 94/100
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January 2008
- Harvested from the same hillside site as the Grenache, about 600 ft. elevation. The Syrah is all the Durell #1 selection which is known for not being quite so fruity a selection and more of a meaty/spicy selection. It is 80% whole cluster fermented in 4 ton open top fermenters using all wild yeast for both primary/alcoholic fermentation and secondary/malo-lactic fermentation. The oak is all French and 45-50% new. It is bottled both un-fined and un-filtered. Smoky violet and chocolate blackberry aromas fill the nose. The palate is smooth and very ripe with graphite, violet and blackberry/blueberry.
