- Region
- California
- Producer
- Cattleya Wines
- Vintage
- 2017
- Grape varieties
- 100% Syrah / Shiraz
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 92 points Wine Spectator
- 94 points Vinous
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
Fermentation for 35 days followed by transfer to first-use French oak barrels. The oak used for these vessels was air-dried for five years. This explains the wine's ultra-soft tannins.
This wine is powerful yet elegant, offering a combination of dark fruit (blackcurrant and blackberry), cedar and white pepper. Minerality and lovely acidity, with uniquely velvety tannins enveloping the palate.
Soberanes Vineyard is situated in the Santa Lucia Highlands. The Pisoni and Franscioni families are meticulous in tending the vines in this cool-climate terroir of sandy loam, foggy mornings and Pacific breezes.