2022 Syrah - Elephant Mountain Vineyard
Our Syrah is the perfect dinner party guest: suave, sophisticated, polished, and won't talk your ear off with boring stories about new barrels.
Silver, SavorNW Wine Awards (87pts)
The 2022 vintage was much cooler than usual, so while Elephant Mountain is typically a warm climate, this Syrah tastes a bit more like a cool-climate version. This precocious wine has a full aroma, with non-fruit notes of toast and earth as present as the plum fruit. It is full bodied in the mouth as well, with lots of red plum and some… cherry saltwater taffy? Hey, no candy in class, mister! Typically our Syrah is fairly mature by the time it gets to the bottle, but this wine feels like it will continue to develop significantly over the coming year. Stay tuned!
Dry, full-bodied; medium tannin, medium-minus acid.
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| Vintage | 2022 |
| Varietal | Syrah |
| Appellation | Yakima Valley |
| Vineyard | Elephant Mountain Vineyard |
| Harvest Date | 09/29/2022 |
| PH | 3.47 |
| Aging | 17 months in barrels |
| Fermentation | Small open-top fermentors, punched down by hand |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 02/07/2024 |
| Cases Produced | 186 |
