2021 Troon Vineyard Syrah, Applegate Valley, Oregon, USA

ABOUT THIS WINE

This 2021 Estate Syrah was harvested and put into open top bins with, on average, 33% whole cluster. The inclusion of whole clusters can enhance Syrah's spice and pepper characteristics while broadening the mid-palate and bringing more freshness to the wine. The ferments started spontaneously from indigenous yeasts and proceeded to ferment outside until they finished roughly three to four weeks later. The wine was pressed off to age in neutral French oak barrels for 18 months prior to being bottled unfined and unfiltered with a small dose of sulfur added at bottling.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

From the Producer: "Troon Vineyard is a certified Biodynamic farm in Oregon’s Applegate Valley. We are only the fourth farm in the world to achieve Gold Certification. We naturally craft wines to bring pleasure to your life. Troon Vineyard is dedicated to regenerative agriculture, and we practice Biodynamics® in our quest to put back more than we take from our plants and soils. We believe the only route to memorable wines that reflect the terroir of where they were grown is to be found in the healthy soils and vines that are the foundation of Biodynamic® agriculture. This philosophy continues in the cellar, where our winemaking is minimalist, and we use only native yeasts with no additives to ferment our wines and eschew the use of new oak barrels to reveal each nuance of wines grown in Oregon's Applegate Valley. We “Farm like the world depends on it,” which is the slogan of the Regenerative Organic Alliance and reflects our vision for our farm, for our wines, and for our planet. We are located on the Kubli Bench, high above the Applegate River in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon. It is a biodiverse farm of almost 100 acres. Life on our farm includes cider apples, a vegetable garden, re-wilded honeybees, sheep, chickens, wildlife, dogs, humans and, of course, grapevines."