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| 2007
Napa Valley Syrah: 94 Points - Wine Spectator - “Tight, firm and dense, deeply concentrated and extracted, with detailed mineral, graphite, dark berry, plum and cedar flavors. Full-bodied and slow to unfold, but gains depth and nuance at every turn.” Following a very dry winter, the 2007 growing season in the Napa Valley started with a warm and dry spring, moderate summer, and classic Indian summer late season heat in the fall. This weather pattern coupled with setting our yields extremely low created a perfect environment for even and steady ripening of the small berried Syrah clusters. By harvest we were delighted with the resulting excellent concentration of dark berry flavors, ripe and round fleshy tannin, intense varietal character, and deep dark pigment. 17 Months aging in 38% new French oak barrels rounded out the palate even further, while adding more texture, aroma, and flavor components. Expect to find wild blackberry, violet, blueberry, dark chocolate, white pepper, exotic spice, truffle, and the Buoncristiani signatures of balance, depth on the mid palate, and a lengthy persistent finish. To ensure our highest standard of quality, we source this Syrah from vineyards managed with our same strict viticultural philosophy. The ‘07 blend was handcrafted from small lots harvested exclusively from our block 1800 ft above sea level at Stagecoach Vineyards in the Vaca Mountains above Oakville, and Larry Hyde’s Hyde Las Trancas Vineyard in Oak Knoll. Sourcing and blending Syrah from these ultra premium vineyards helps us create our Artistico profile of uncompromising quality. The
Buoncristiani brothers created the series “Artistico” to fuse
winemaking passion with other forms of art expression. Our Syrah label
features original artwork to complement our blend for each vintage.
The different vineyard and barrel components are blended in several
phases creating optimum complexity while retaining balance, varietal
character, and superior quality. This wine was aged in barrels for 17
months and bottled unfined and unfiltered in March of 2009. |
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| P.O. Box 6946 -- Napa, CA 94581 -- Phone: (707)259-1681 -- Fax: (707)259-1740 -- bros@buonwine.com |