Syrah 'Santa Maria Valley - Bien Nacido Vyd'

• Practicing Biodynamic
• 100% Syrah
• Source from Bien Nacido Vineyard’s X and Z blocks (Santa Maria Valley AVA)
• Z block was first introduced to Sashi by Adam Tolmach of Ojai Vineyard
• Z block was planted in 1992 over limestone soils with a southwest-facing exposition
• X block was planted in 1973, originally as own-rooted Riesling), but was grafted to Estrella River clone Syrah in 1986
• 70% whole-cluster
• Indigenous yeast fermentation in open concrete tanks for 21 days
• Aged 18 months in neutral French oak (12 months 228L barrique, 6 months 500L puncheon)
• 486 cases produced
• 13% abv

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