Le Mistral Syrah Brosseau Vineyard Chalone 750ml

We started using less new French oak in this and letting the

peppery and juicy grapes speak to you directly. This wine has a

wonderfully savory and briny nature that is intriguing in its

youth but will age very nicely over the next 5-25 years. The

Syrah was hand-harvested along with the Viognier and

co-fermented in open-top bins. We always place the whole

cluster portion in the bin first, then the de-stemmed fruit on

top afterward. The wine is natively fermented before aging in

French oak (25% one year old) for 16 months before bottling in

the winter of 2022.