2023 Farm Cottage, Ryan Spencer Vineyard Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA White Walnut Estate unfined and vegan

unfined and vegan

Maceration lasted 45 days

a stone's throw from Chardonnay

Todd on this wine: “Our first time working with fruit from this small vineyard on Cayuga Lake farmed organically by Joe Sepe

2023 Farm Cottage, Ryan Spencer Vineyard Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA White Walnut Estate unfined and veganRyan Spencer Vineyard was established in 2001 by Richard Alfaro on his Corralitos estate. The vineyard comprised of 7 acres broken into different blocks on a very steep hill between 450 and 800 feet in elevation. Situated on sandy loam, the Syrah is planted to clones 470, 877, and 174. Harvested on 11 8 23, the grapes were fermented 100% whole cluster in an open top stainless steel tank. A natural pied de cute was put into the tank on day 2. Gravity