Foxen 2004 Williamson Doré Vineyard Syrah

Planted in 1999 by Dick and Jenny, the Williamson Doré Vineyard is a family affair. This seven-acre vineyard is located in the eastern portion of the Santa Ynez Valley, near Happy Canyon, where they make their home. The vineyard consists of four acres of Syrah

92 Points—The Wine Advocate
The inky/blue/purple-hued 2004 Syrah Williamson Dore Vineyard boasts classic southern France-like notes of roasted herbs, sweet and sour cherries, blackberries, loamy soil, pepper, and incense. It is full-bodied and superbly concentrated, with great intensity, moderately high tannin, and enough glycerin, flavor, and fruit to back up its impressive structure. It should drink well for a decade or more.
– Robert Parker, Jr

Vineyard Composition
60% - Clone 174; 40% - Clone 877

Yields for Clone 174 were 2.4 tons per acre; Clone 877 were 1.9 tons per acre. The fruit was whole-berry de-stemmed into small open-top fermenters, and spent 10-15 days undergoing gentle extraction by “punch-downs”. It was de-juiced by gravity into 100% François Frères barrels (40% new) where it then aged 16 months before being bottled, unfined and unfiltered on March 13, 2006.

Production: 425 cases
Suggested Retail: $40 (order it now)