VINTAGE:
2017 [CURRENT VINTAGE]
GRAPES:
93% SYRAH, 7% VIOGNIER
HAND HARVESTED:
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
SOIL:
SANDY LOAM
VINEYARD:
KIMSEY
YEASTS:
INDIGENOUS, CO-FERMENTED
MALOLACTIC FERMINTATION:
SPONTANEOUS, FINISHED IN TANK
BASKET PRESSED:
BY HAND,
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
BOTTLED:
AUGUST 13, 2018[UNFINED, UNFILTERED]

La Fai2017

Our LaFai label is named for a lovely woman from Hong Kong named Connie who often helped out in the winery and eventually became the inspiration for our Syrah blend. Connie’s Cantonese name is Wong Tsz Fai – and Fai means “sunlight” in Chinese.

Our 2017 La Fai is the delightful result of co-fermentation of 93% Syrah grapes and 7% Viognier grapes. This is a classic style from France’s Northern Rhone Valley. When you add a bit of Viognier (an aromatic white) to the Syrah (often dense and tannic) it imparts new, naturally derived flavors. The tannins in the Syrah soften, its aromas are lifted and it gets a rounder mouthfeel. We co-ferment each vintage of our La Fai this way, carefully adjusting the percentage of each varietal slightly each year to obtain maximum flavor profiles.

The grapes are pressed with a hand ratchet press before aging the wine for nine months in a mix of old and new French oak barrels. After bottling, Connie applied each label by hand. That’s hands on winemaking!

$60.00 / 750mL

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VINTAGE:
2017 [CURRENT VINTAGE]
GRAPES:
93% SYRAH, 7% VIOGNIER
HAND HARVESTED:
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
SOIL:
SANDY LOAM
VINEYARD:
KIMSEY
YEASTS:
INDIGENOUS, CO-FERMENTED
MALOLACTIC FERMINTATION:
SPONTANEOUS, FINISHED IN TANK
BASKET PRESSED:
BY HAND,
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
BOTTLED:
AUGUST 13, 2018[UNFINED, UNFILTERED]

94 Boscoe 2017 La Fai Kimsey Vineyard Syrah-Viognier (Ballard Canyon). Though David Haskell’s Syrahs aim for elegance, they are also quite fun and engaging. Light in the glass, this one, which includes 7% Viognier, starts with aromas of fresh red currant, raspberry and wild sage. The palate zips with energy, flashing white pepper spice against flavors of cherry compote and orange rind. Editors’ Choice.

—M.K., Wine Enthusiast

KimseyTHE VINEYARD

Kimsey

2017 release notes: The 2016 harvest experienced a colder winter with a comparatively warm spring. Bud break occurred in late March, as it did in other vineyards throughout the Santa Ynez Valley. Although temperatures increased in June and July, August was chillier than usual, with the ocean winds blowing consistently to keep the vines cool. The grapes reached their peak in mid-September, and syrah and viognier fruit was harvested by hand for Boscoe Wine Co.’s 2016 La Fai on September 12 at 12:45am. The resulting wine was bottled on August 13 of 2017.

PLANTED: 2008   ACREAGE: 22   LOCATION: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA   APPELLATION: BALLARD CANYON AVA   ELEVATION: 400 TO 500 FEET   SOIL: SANDY LOAM   GRAPES GROWN: SYRAH, GRENACHE, GRENACHE BLANC, VIOGNIER, ROUSSANNE   TRELLISING: VSP   OWNERS: BILL AND NANCY KIMSEY

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