2007 Syrah, Ampelos Vineyard (Current Vintage Wines) -- Jaffurs Wine Cellars Shopping Cart -- Vineyard Ampelos Syrah, 2007

<H1>2007 Syrah, Ampelos Vineyard -- Jaffurs Wine Cellars Shopping Cart</H1> $46.00 -- Biodynamic grapes from Sta. Rita Hills AVA, 92+ IWC <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/jaffurs/images/05%20Syrah%20Ampelos%20new.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2007 Syrah, Ampelos Vineyard" NAME="2007 Syrah, Ampelos Vineyard" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> About Ampelos Vineyard - Located in the cool Santa Rita Hills AVA this vineyard is owned by our freinds Peter and Rebecca Work. The vineyard uses Biodynamic farming practices and is undergoing Organic certification. We have a small block of Syrah in this vineyard that produces extremely small berrys that yield maximum concentration. 2007 Ampelos Vineyard Syrah The 2007 Ampelos Vineyard Syrah is characteristically thick, chewy, deep - the most primary syrah of the vintage. Extremely low yields and cool Santa Rita Hills growing conditions add to the intensity. Only six barrels of this wine were made, one of which was whole cluster fermented. This powerful wine is balanced, dark and complete. Made using two new French and four older French oak barrels. (144 cases produced) • This is Syrah from the sandy loam of Peter and Rebecca Work’s hillside planting in the Santa Rita Hills appellation. This vineyard will be a force in the years to come – watch out for it. • Ampelos Vineyard harvested October 27th at 25.8 brix, 3.6 pH, 1.8 TPA. • Most of the fruit was stemmed but not crushed. Intact, whole berries were placed in small bin boxes for fermentation. • One half ton of fruit was foot stomped and fermented “whole cluster”. This adds a spicy, rich quality to the wine. • Inoculated with RC212 and Williams-Selyem yeast. • Fermented on the skins for 14 days as individual lots in small bin boxes after a 48 hour cold soak. • Made using two new French and four older French oak barrels. • Aged 18 months in barrel • Went through ML fermentation, completing in March. • Racked in July, and again prior to bottling. • Unfined and lightly filtered. • Bottled in March 2009 Food Pairing: This is a highly flavored wine which works well with similarly flavorful food. Try dark sauces, even some with dark fruit. Makes a great reduction sauce. Try spiced or BBQ pork, lamb, or beef. Slow roasted short-ribs in syrah reduction cannot be beat. Seared, spiced Ahi is a favorite, as is smoked salmon. <LI>SKU: 2007 Syrah, Ampelos Vyrd (bot) Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Category2" TITLE="Current Vintage Wines">Current Vintage Wines</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product120 TITLE="2007 Syrah, Upslope">2007 Syrah, Upslope</A> -- Our Best Syrah ! 94 WS, 92+ IWC <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product113 TITLE="2007 Syrah, Larner Vyd">2007 Syrah, Larner Vyd</A> -- 92+ WA, 92 IWC, 91 WS <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product123 TITLE="2007 Syrah, Thompson Vineyard">2007 Syrah, Thompson Vineyard</A> -- 93 pts WA, 92 IWC <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product119 TITLE="2007 Syrah, Verna's Vineyard">2007 Syrah, Verna's Vineyard</A> -- 94 IWC, 92 WS, 91 WA <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product129 TITLE="2008 Syrah, Santa Barbara County">2008 Syrah, Santa Barbara County</A> -- New release - Oct 2009 ! <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product122 TITLE="2007 Grenache, Santa Barbara County">2007 Grenache, Santa Barbara County</A> -- 92 WS, 91 IWC <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product111 TITLE="2007 Mourvedre, Thompson Vineyard">2007 Mourvedre, Thompson Vineyard</A> -- 90 IWC <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product110 TITLE="2007 Petite Sirah, Thompson Vineyard">2007 Petite Sirah, Thompson Vineyard</A> -- 93 pts WA, 91 pts WS <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product124 TITLE="2008 Grenache Blanc, Thompson Vineyard">2008 Grenache Blanc, Thompson Vineyard</A> -- 90 IWC <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product125 TITLE="2008 Roussanne, Santa Barbara County">2008 Roussanne, Santa Barbara County</A> -- New release ! <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs/Product118 TITLE="2008 Viognier">2008 Viognier</A> <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/jaffurs" TITLE="Jaffurs Wine Cellars Products">Jaffurs Wine Cellars Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.jaffurswine.com">Jaffurs Wine Cellars</A> Jaffurs Wine Cellars Online Store powered by Nexternal <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart software">shopping cart software</A>