2022 Syrah
Ingredients: Estate Biodynamic Organic Grapes, minimum effective sulfites
Nutritional Information: per 5-ounce serving, 120 calories, carbohydrates 2.2 grams, sugar 0 grams, fiber/fat/protein 0
Technical Information: 13.7% alcohol, RS 0 g/L, TSO2 33 mg., pH 3.82, TA 5.7 g/L
Unfined and Unfiltered - Vegan Friendly
Packaging: Bottle Weight: 467 grams, no capsule, corks origine by DIAM, tree-free labels
Winemaker Notes from Nate Wall
Our 2022 Syrah represents a bit of a turning point for Troon Vineyard. This wine is made up of approximately 50% of our older syrah vines (Tablas Creek clone), and roughly 50% of our new younger syrah vines (Joseph Phelps clone and clone 174). With our warm days and cool nights, the Applegate Valley is an ideal growing environment for syrah, and we take advantage of this fact by having four different clones of syrah planted across our almost one-hundred-acre site in three distinct soil types to showcase how well Syrah can capture that unique sense of place in the glass.
The fruit for the 2022 Troon Vineyard Syrah was harvested between September 27th and October 11th, 2022, and put into open-top bins and one large open-top wooden foudre with, on average, 30% whole cluster. Including whole clusters can enhance the spice and pepper characteristics of syrah, while broadening the mid-palate and bringing more freshness to the wine. Like all Troon Vineyard wines, the ferments started spontaneously from indigenous yeasts with no additives. The wine was handled gently during fermentation with just one punch-down or foot-treading per day, and the wine proceeded to ferment outside until it finished roughly three to four weeks later. The wine was then pressed off to age in neutral French oak barrels for 18 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered with a small dose of sulfur added at bottling.
2021 Syrah
Ingredients: Estate Biodynamic Organic Grapes, minimum effective sulfites
Nutritional Information: per 5-ounce serving, 116 calories, sugar 0 grams, fiber/fat/protein 0
Technical Information: 13.2% alcohol, RS 0 g/L, TSO2 28 mg., pH 4, TA 5.2 g/L
Unfined and Unfiltered - Vegan Friendly
Packaging: Bottle Weight: 467 grams, no capsule, corks origine by DIAM, tree-free labels
Press:
97 Points - BevX.com “Troon Vineyard has gone all-in on Syrah and they are setting a standard for Syrah on America’s west coast. Troon’s Syrah is more balanced and restrained than most New World Syrah with moderate alcohol and an ideal balance of acidity — it’s certainly made in the mold of the Rhone Valley. “
95 Points - “Cellar Selection” - The Wine Enthusiast - “Raspberries, perhaps intermixed with strawberries, join forces with white pepper and violets to create a set of aromas that suggest northern Rhône via the Applegate Valley. Brilliant acidity and firm tannins support flavors like tart blackberries, pine needles and cedar. The wine's texture is as smooth as silk. Enjoy 2023–2034.” — Michael Alberty
92 Points - Paul Gregutt - “This fascinating wine piles on scents of damp foliage, composting herbs, peat and cured meat – all that before it touches your lips. In the mouth bright, tangy citrus and spicy berry fruits barrel ahead, with a zesty liveliness that elevates the impact. It’s young, polished and impeccably fresh, relatively light but bursting with flavor.”
91 Points - Vinous “The 2021 Syrah is uniquely appealing, with an enticing blend of mint, rosemary, and pine that introduces mentholated blackberry fruit. It flows across the palate with lifted textures, its perfumed red and black fruits seeming to hover. Hints of sour citrus linger through the long, tension-filled finale as liquid violet staining resonates. The 2021 is like a florist shop on the nose and palate. Wild.”
Winemaker Notes from Nate Wall
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.
On the label: Valerian by Oregon artist Janet Ekholm. Valerian is used to make Biodynamic Preparation 507, a liquid preparation that stimulates the phosphorus processes in the soil and forms a sort of warm, protective blanket around the compost, like the skin of an organism. It also has a secondary role in regulating magnesium and selenium.
490 cases produced
