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2017 Element Syrah “Equilibrium Wine Farm”

$85.00 / 750ml

40 Cases Produced

Wine Club Member Exclusive

Sauvage in aroma, this starts with its spicy, meaty, bacon-y quality before the ripe plum and bramble fruit notes round out the nose. Rich, mouthfilling, with waves of fruit and earth notes, this wine has a long, powerful finish, and a long life span in front of it. 

This is one of the first wines we produced from our farm when we took over the farming in 2017. While the impacts of our farming are just beginning to show, the impacts of this site are evident none the less in the weight, body and structure of this wine.

Christopher’s Notes: This wine represents the first round of our single vineyard expressions from around the Finger Lakes. This wine hails from Equilibrium Wine Farm, which sits just east of the deepest part of Seneca Lake, north of Lodi. With its 25 year old vines dug deep into the gravel and clay loam, this site sets a naturally low yield, and produces wines with intense concentration and structure. These are volumous wines, and we believe, a perfect example of what can be produced in the Finger Lakes with respect for our climate and farming. 

Syrah

While Syrah is often associated with hot climates such as Australia, California and Washington, its home lies in the Northern Rhone Valley of France. Places like Cote Rotie, Cornas and Hermitage are much cooler traditionally than their new world alternatives, and continue to produce some of the most captivating wines in the world.

Spicy, savory, herbal and peppery are traits that Syrah has in spades, and that are what draws us to these wines. They go far beyond fruit, to express olives, seaweed, white and black pepper, game and smoke, making these truly captivating wines.

We believe Syrah has an incredible future in the Finger Lakes, and are so excited to be championing this variety here.