Vineyard: Muns Vineyard
AVA: Santa Cruz Mountains
Soil Complex: Maymen Gravelly Sandy Loam
Varietal(s): 100% Syrah
Harvest Date: September 16th, 2022

Stem Inclusion: 75% Whole Cluster
Maturation: Neutral Oak Barrels
Residual Sugar: 0.6g/L
pH: 3.81
Titratable Acidity: 5.9g/L
Alcohol by Volume: 14.3%
Bottling Date: January 24th, 2024

Fruit was harvest early in the morning of September 16th, 2022. The grapes were partially destemmed and transferred into a stainless steel tank for fermentation. Fermentation began spontaneously and the wine received a combination of punchdowns and pumpovers for 14 days, followed by another 5 days of maceration. The wine was gently pressed in a manual basket press and aged for 16 months in a combination of 60 gallon and 80 gallon neutral oak barrels. The wine was bottled unfiltered and without the addition of any fining additives.

A small amount of sediment at the bottom of the bottle is normal and does not affect wine quality.

Muns Vineyard is located on a ridge top just a few miles northeast of the city of Santa Cruz. At around 2600 feet above sea level, this high-elevation site experiences cooler and windier weather during the day but slightly higher nighttime temperatures than the nearby lower elevation vineyards. This results in an overall cooler, more consistent growing season. The Syrah at Muns vineyard is relatively young and requires irrigation during the driest parts of the year to ensure healthy root development. Due to the amount of rainfall the area gets, as the vines grow older and their roots reach deeper and deeper, the vines will requires little to no irrigation.