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Goosecross Cellars 2016 Syrah
Goosecross Cellars 2016 Syrah
Goosecross Cellars
2016
Syrah
Bottle size: 750ml, 12/cs
Region: Napa Valley, CA
Region: Napa Valley, CA
Taste this wine LIVE on SIP Virtual Wine Tasting with Goosecross Cellars on February 12th
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Tasting Notes:
- Color: medium garnet with specks of ruby
- Aromas: raspberry, strawberry, cocoa, vanilla bean, white pepper, violets, dried herbs
- Palate: cranberry, fig, gripping tannins, soft and lingering rose petal on the finish
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Tasting notes by Ivy Phanith, Social Media Guru and Sommelier in Training
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RegionNapa Valley, CA
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Production253 cases
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Alcohol14.5%
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Aging PotentialWill age gracefully over the next 6-8 years
Winemaker:
Bill Nancarrow
About the Winemaker:
Leading the winemaking team, Bill Nancarrow brings a wealth of experience making wines in regions throughout the world. He and his team are continuing the approachable, balanced style of Goosecross wines, while introducing bold new varietals and blends to the portfolio. His goal is to craft wines which show true varietal character by staying focused on the basics – sustainable farming with attention, care and diligence in the cellar.
Vineyard:
Syrah: Rancho Sarco Vineyard
Petit Syrah: Nord Ridge
About the Vineyard:
The small vineyard source for the Goosecross Cellars Syrah is located just north of the city of Napa and provides ideal warm days, cool nights and rocky soil conditions – where the terroir resembles growing conditions of the Rhone Valley.
Additional Winemaker Notes:
Syrah is gaining in popularity and has grown from a little under 400 acres planted in California in the early 1990’s to over 20,000 acres today. As it is one of the more vigorous vines, Syrah requires extra attention in the vineyard with farmers being aggressive in thinning the crop, to reduce crop volume but increase fruit quality.
This wine was aged 14 months in French oak, 40% new.
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Food Pairing Suggestions:
This Syrah will pair great with prosciutto, arugula and fig jam flatbread, steaks in pepper sauce, grilled pork dishes or vegetarian dishes with mushrooms and black olives.
About the Winery
Goosecross Cellars
A quintessential boutique winery with its beginnings in the 1970s, the next chapter of Napa Valley's Goosecross Cellars – named for the pair of geese that made the estate their home – is now being written by CEO and Vintner, Christi Coors Ficeli. Exactly how does a gal from one of America’s foremost beer families end up making wine in Napa Valley? Simply put, Christi and her husband actually met while working at a winery (Gallo). They decided one day they wanted to live in Napa Valley full time, raise a family and be a part of the community with which they fell in love. And they did just that!
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