Errazuriz Single Vineyard Syrah 2006

The Syrah Single Vineyard is also from Errazuriz' Don Maximiano Estate in the Aconcagua Valley. The Syrah vineyard was planted in 1992 on a northwest- facing 5° slope with gravelly, sandy clay soils which drain very well, the first planting of Syrah in Chile. The grapes are hand-picked in Errazuriz' prestigious Don Maximiano Estate, a semi-desert region where the hot summer days are cooled by afternoon breezes. The high day-night temperature differences of the Don Maximiano Estate slows ripening and helps create intensity of flavors and concentration. Syrah has clearly found a home in the Aconcagua Valley, and its development will be one of the most interesting stories in coming years.