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2006 Sonoma County Syrah

Ladi's Vineyard

18 AWARDS!

This 2006 Sonoma County Syrah is a wholesome and delicious wine that would be right at home alongside your favorite comfort foods. Our Syrah delivers hearty and rich, but not at all overbearing. It floats in the mouth and its soft tannic structure give the wine a wonderful mouthfeel, while its lush aromatics and flavors provide a luxuriant drinking experience.

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Awards

2010 - 94 PTS - EXCEPTIONAL - Beverage Tasting Institute
2009 - GOLD - Los Angeles International Competition
2008 & 2009 - 16 SILVER MEDALS

Wine Specs

Vintage 2006

Varietal Syrah

Appellation Sonoma

Vineyard Designation Ladi's Vineyard

Sugar 23° Brix

Aging 18 months

Bottling Date March 25, 2008

Alcohol % 14.3

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes Stone fruit, roasted coffee, and grilled meats are entwined with plums, blackberries, and white pepper. The sensory experience is a smoother tannin made in the European style, where flavor and depth are not overshadowed by high levels of alcohol. The bright entry shows off more plum with leather, white pepper and spice. This leads to a rich and full mouth feel displaying dried cherries, clove, nutmeg, and glimpses of jasmine and dried rose petals. The finish is long and smooth, yet deep and complex enough to please the most dedicated Syrah lover.

Production Notes Very similar to the great 2004 harvest, 2006 was great for Trecini through impeccable vineyard management. With a long winter and early spring rains at the beginning of the year followed by heat and a bit of a heat wave then a cool down later in the year. With the extended season we saw longer hang time on the vines but this allowed the Syrah grapes to really plump up with good fruit characteristics, balance, structure, and flavors. This was a good year for Syrah.

Winemaker Notes Ladi's Vineyard is located in a small valley between four famous Sonoma County appellations: Chalk Hill, Bennett Valley, Sonoma Valley and Russian River. Cool mornings and warm afternoons produce a noble Syrah in a sophisticated Rhone style with an appealing, perfumed fruit. In the early morning, the fruit was hand harvested then cold soaked for 60 hours using 40% whole berries. The wine was kept in cool temperatures in open top tanks, with submerged caps, and pumped over twice daily. The grapes were pressed off at 23° Brix with all fermentation and malolactic in barrel.

Food Pairing Notes Beef, lamb, middle Eastern dishes, heavier pastas, pork, spicy soups, Madeira Sauces and dark chocolate. Recipes : Mascarpone cheese steak, tangy spare ribs, red bean and ground beef chili, venison stew, lamb chops with balsamic reduction, beef bourguignon, grilled Portobello mushrooms, beef curry, brownies, anything with chocolate in it.

Oak Plan 45% New Oak - 100% French