Skylark Rodgers Creek Syrah 2013
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This grows on the western flank of Sonoma Mountain, where the Pacific winds racing through the Petaluma Gap lend a cool green-peppercorn spice to syrah. Contrast that with sunny fruit and you have a bright, big-boned syrah with direction to all of its richness. Serve it with a grilled heritage pork chop.
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Another outstanding wine is the 2013 Syrah Rodgers Creek, which comes from a cold site located in the Petaluma Gap in Sonoma. Fermented with one-third whole cluster, aged in mostly neutral French oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered, it boasts a terrific perfume of black pepper, lavender, olive and smoked dark fruits. Beautifully layered, medium-bodied, polished and balanced, with fine tannin, drink it anytime over the coming 5-7 years, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it keep for longer.
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This partnership has created long-term relationships with the entire scope of the wine industry, with winemakers, vineyard managers and owners. With these relationships, their next logical progression was the realization of a dream: making fine wine from select vineyards. While the original plan was simply a barrel, they quickly jumped in with 14 barrels of Syrah from the 2002 Harvest. Skylark Wine Company was formed.
"We strive to produce wines that crystallize our passion within each bottle. Because of our relationships with meticulous and respected grape growers, we have been able to produce wines of distinction and character that represent the best of what Northern California vineyards have to offer. We are proud of Skylark and hope to continue share these wines with family and friends, old and new."
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Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
A vast appellation covering Sonoma County’s Pacific coastline, the Sonoma Coast AVA runs all the way from the Mendocino County border, south to the San Pablo Bay. The region can actually be divided into two sections—the actual coastal vineyards, marked by marine soils, cool temperatures and saline ocean breezes—and the warmer, drier vineyards further inland, which are still heavily influenced by the Pacific but not quite with same intensity.
Contained within the appellation are the much smaller Fort Ross-Seaview and Petaluma Gap AVAs.
The Sonoma Coast is highly regarded for elegant Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and, increasingly, cool-climate Syrah. The wines have high acidity, moderate alcohol, firm tannin, and balanced ripeness.