2006 SYRAH BIEN NACIDO
Santa Maria Valley
Vineyard manager Chris
Hammell continues to work his magic here. Our section in block
Z has always produced a wine of distinction, but Hammell's farming
has turned this block into a showcase of how to produce the best
syrah grapes. Organic growing, low yields, and painstaking attention
to detail have taken these vines to a new level--and the wines
show it. This 2006 syrah is a wonderful statement of how good
Bien Nacido syrah can be: a wine with fascinatingly complex aromas
and dense, woodsy, berry fruit and zippy exuberance. This is an
intensely flavored but completely delicious wine to drink.