2023 Farm Cottage, Ryan Spencer Vineyard Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA White Walnut Estate Fermented until dry on the

Fermented until dry on the skins (22 days) in open top fermenters

a stone's throw from Chardonnay

Todd on this wine: “Our first time working with fruit from this small vineyard on Cayuga Lake farmed organically by Joe Sepe

the soil is composed of shale outcroppings (schist) interspersed with quartz

2023 Farm Cottage, Ryan Spencer Vineyard Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA White Walnut Estate Fermented until dry on theRyan Spencer Vineyard was established in 2001 by Richard Alfaro on his Corralitos estate. The vineyard comprised of 7 acres broken into different blocks on a very steep hill between 450 and 800 feet in elevation. Situated on sandy loam, the Syrah is planted to clones 470, 877, and 174. Harvested on 11 8 23, the grapes were fermented 100% whole cluster in an open top stainless steel tank. A natural pied de cute was put into the tank on day 2. Gravity