Growing Conditions

Starr Ranch – Grenache and Syrah
Halter Ranch – Syrah
Alta Colina - Mourvedre


Bottling

4/14/2011

Winemaking

Fermentation – When the fruit is brought in it is gently destemed into small open top fermenters. The berries are then aloud to cold soak for 2-5 days before being inoculated with yeast. Once the fermentation begins the cap is gently punched down by hand or the juice is “pumped over” using gravity. The fermentation lasts between 5 to 15 days. After the free run is drained down into barrels the must is then gently pressed directly into separate barrels.

Aging

Aged 29 months in a mix of new and neutral French, American, and Hungarian oak