10 barrels made
In order to pick the grapes at their prime, we were at Kimsey Vineyard just after midnight (12:45!) on September 12th, 2016 for our hand harvest. We used just 5% Viognier to co-ferment with our Syrah, and basket pressed the wine about a month later. After 9 months of aging in a mix of old and new French oak barrels, the 2016 vintage was bottled in August of 2017.
Now available to Collectors Club members only, this gorgeous wine is ready to drink now or will cellar for another 5 to 10 years.
3 bottle limit.
$75.00 / 750mL Collectors Club only
Vintage: 2016
Grapes:
95% Syrah, 5% Viognier
Vineyard: Kimsey
AVA: Ballard Canyon
Hand Harvested:
12:45AM, September 12th, 2016
Soil: Sandy loam
Yeast: Indigenous
Maloactic fermentation:
Indigenous fermentation
Basket Pressed:
7:00am October 20th, 2016
Barrel Aged: 9 months
Bottled: August 13th, 2017 [UNFINED, UNFILTERED]
Alcohol: 12.75%
93 Boscoe 2016 La Fai Kimsey Vineyard Syrah (Ballard Canyon). David Haskell’s elegant take on Syrah, in this case with 5% Viognier, presents crisp yet dark cranberry and pomegranate aromas as well as white pepper, green peppercorns and wild thyme on the nose. The herbal hints of sage and juniper show on the sip as well, where a slightly candied cherry fruit also pops out.
—M.K., Wine Enthusiast
We select only the best grapes and take great care in making what we believe are outstanding wines. As a small producer, we limit ourselves to under 500 cases per year which is manageable for us, but it also means that we will run out.
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