2019 Ramey Wine Cellars Sonoma Coast Syrah

55% Cole Creek Vineyard, 45% Rodgers Creek Vineyard. 87% Syrah and 13% Viognier, co-fermented.

Very gravelly Felta clay loam at Cole Creek and volcanic Kidd series gravelly loam at Rodgers Creek.

The winter of 2019 was relatively mild, but record rains flooded many dormant vineyards on lower ground through March. Temperatures fluctuated April through June before evening out for a moderately warm growing season. Heat in early September gave everything a little push before a significant cooling trend slowed the pace of harvest. Yields were generally average.

Fermented in tank as 75% destemmed fruit with 25% whole clusters. Spontaneous, native-yeast and malolactic fermentations. After aging sur lies for 18 months in 45% new French barrels from François Frères, the Syrah was bottled without filtration in June 2021.