Certified Sustainable, Organic or Biodynamic Green Certified

Region: America / California / Sonoma County

This Syrah is crafted exclusively with grapes grown under certified sustainable farming methods. Grapes from both warm and cool vineyard sites are hand selected to bring added complexity to the finished wine. Once harvested, the grapes are crushed and individually cold soaked prior to fermentation to extract color and intensity while reining in tannins. Each lot is aged in oak barrels before blending and bottling.

• vineyard details +
  • Sonoma County

    Sonoma Valley AVA is in southern Sonoma County, flanked by the Sonoma Mountains to the west and the Mayacamas to the east. The climate is moderated by the Pacific Ocean’s cool summer fogs and the influence of San Pablo Bay to the south. St. Francis owns 600 acres of carefully chosen, diverse Sonoma County vineyards. The winery’s estate vineyards give it complete control over growing and production, a cornerstone to St. Francis’ quality philosophy. Each of the four estate-owned vineyards has its own soil profile and unique mesoclimate that forms a “tapestry of terroirs” carefully matched to the grape varieties grown there.

• about the grape +
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    Syrah

    Syrah has seductively dense, rich, chewy black berry aromas and flavors, with notes of tar, wood smoke, bacon, leather, chocolate, and sometimes violets. The tannins are firm yet elegant.