Ojai Syrah Grenache 2015

Rhone Red Blends

92 Wilfred
Wong

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Product Details

Varietal

Rhone Red Blends

Producer

Ojai

Vintage

2015

Size

750ML

ABV

13%

Features

Boutique

Green Wine

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Winemaker Notes

Ojai uses sulfites in their wines sparingly. It’s traditionally added to avoid having wine turn into vinegar, and in small quantities, sulfites seem to preserve perfume and freshness, while larger amounts make wines more brittle, hard and rubbery. They were intrigued by a delicious sulfite free wine that a former employee (Sashi Moorman) made, and thought it would be a fun challenge to try making one themselves. Their first effort was in 2011 when they made a lively Syrah with a particularly easygoing texture—which they attributed to the lack of added sulfites. So, since 2012, they've made a Syrah/Grenache blend done without sulfites and loved the results. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed!

Blend: 50% Syrah, 50% Grenache

Professional Ratings

92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Bright and fruity, the substantive 2015 Ojai 50% Syrah and 50% Grenache exhibits characteristics similar to some of the Rhône Valley's top Côtes du Rhônes. This wine is smooth and delectable on the palate. Pair it with braised oxtail stew. (Tasted: May 11, 2017, San Francisco, CA)

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Adam Tolmach went to UC Davis and studied viticulture and enology, and after graduating in 1976 he settled down on the property his grandfather bought in the Ojai Valley in 1933 to farm sweet corn and melons, selling them at a roadside stand. After two years of this satisfying, yet difficult and nearly profitless work he sought employment in his field of study.

Adam had planted a vineyard in Ojai to Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc and had begun producing wine from that fruit in 1983. When the collaboration with Clendenen ended he concentrated all his attention on The Ojai Vineyard to further explore the infinite details of his craft.

Looking back over the last 25 years, one can see the development of The Ojai Vineyard came in three distinct phases. In the beginning it was lots of fun discovering the budding Santa Barbara County, experimenting with new plantings, new areas, and a wide selection of varietals; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, and other Rhone varietals. Back in 1983 the vines were grown without much care in what was called a California sprawl. It took years to get growers to move towards progressive practices like drip irrigation and vertical trellising to improved wine grape quality.

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