Love & Terroir Sta. Rita Hills Syrah Melville Vineyard 2022 MENU A rare tête de cuvée

A rare tête de cuvée from a perfectionist Northern Rhône producer

unfussed Verdicchio

I am glad I did – these 8 Year Old single barrels are full of flavor and I’m always amazed how each barrel differs from the next

pairing well with fresh seafood and light dishes

and remarkably composed for such a young domaine

Love & Terroir Sta. Rita Hills Syrah Melville Vineyard 2022 MENU A rare tête de cuvéeThis is Syrah grown in a place cold enough that it probably shouldn't work, and that is exactly why it does. Love & Terroir sources from a small sandy parcel on the Melville estate in the Sta. Rita Hills, where the nutrient starved soil keeps the vines struggling and the fruit intense. Fermented with 80% whole clusters and left on skins and stems for 35 days, it comes out with the peppery, savory, borderline feral character that cool climate Syrah