Blue Mountain Vineyard Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted lamb chops, grilled ribeye steak, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the cooler, high-elevation slopes of the Blue Mountain Vineyard in the southern foothills of the Walla Walla Valley, this Syrah represents a distinctively elegant, Old World-influenced expression of Washington State. The vineyard's unique microclimate, shaped by cool evening drafts descending from the nearby Blue Mountains, allows the grapes to ripen slowly while retaining exceptional natural acidity. Winemaker Ryan Crane employs low-intervention techniques, often utilizing neutral French oak and concrete vessels to allow the site's true signature to shine. The result is a complex, terroir-driven Syrah defined by its savory character, showcasing notes of cracked black pepper, cured meats, olive tapenade, and fresh dark plum, backed by fine-grained tannins and a vibrant mineral core.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by winemaker Ryan Crane, Kerloo Cellars takes its name from the echoing call of the sandhill crane, symbolizing Crane's calling to craft authentic, terroir-driven Washington State wines. After studying viticulture and enology in Walla Walla and honing his cellar craft at Forgeron Cellars and Va Piano Vineyards, Crane built Kerloo around meticulous fruit sourcing from esteemed, sustainably farmed vineyard sites spanning the Walla Walla Valley, Yakima Valley, and Columbia Gorge. His cellaring philosophy prioritizes minimal intervention, foot-treading, native fermentations, neutral oak, and concrete maturation to highlight purity of site and varietal transparency. Kerloo built a devoted following for its cool-climate Rhone-style expressions and vibrant single-vineyard bottlings, including Celilo Vineyard Chardonnay, Boushey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, and single-site Grenache, Syrah, and Grenache Rosé from benchmark crus like Upland and Painted Hills.
🍇 Grapes
Syrah
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%