Griffins Lair Vineyard Syrah
⏳ Drikkevindue
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted rosemary lamb chops, grilled venison, wild mushroom stew
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the wind-swept Petaluma Gap AVA in Sonoma County, the Griffins Lair Vineyard Syrah is a masterclass in cool-climate California winemaking. Planted in gravelly loam soils, this vineyard is defined by the relentless marine winds and heavy fog that pour through the gap, forcing the Syrah grapes to develop thick skins, low yields, and remarkable structural intensity. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW crafts this wine with a nod to the Northern Rhône, frequently employing whole-cluster fermentation to emphasize the site's naturally savory, peppery, and herbal characteristics. The wine is typically aged in French oak barrels, only a small portion of which are new, to preserve the pure expression of the terroir. In the glass, it reveals a dark, brooding profile dominated by cracked black pepper, smoked meats, black olives, and dark brambly fruit, backed by a spine of vibrant acidity and firm, age-worthy tannins.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Bedrock Wine Co. blev grundlagt i Sonoma, Californien, i 2007 af vinmageren Morgan Twain-Peterson MW med en dedikeret mission om at genoprette og bevare statens historiske vinmarker med gamle vinstokke. Med udgangspunkt i den legendariske Bedrock Vineyard i Sonoma Valley – som oprindeligt blev tilplantet i midten af det 19. århundrede – hylder Twain-Peterson og hans partner Chris Cottrell Californiens vinarv gennem en minimalistisk og terroir-drevet vinifikation. Vingården skaber vitale og stedtypiske vine på klassiske, historiske field blends såvel som traditionelle druesorter som Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon og Chardonnay. Bedrocks aftapninger er berømte for deres energi og autenticitet, og især den ikoniske Bedrock Heritage samt enkeltmarksvinene fra gamle vinstokke står i dag som uomgængelige pejlemærker for klassisk californisk vinkunst.