<H1>Kendric 2005 Syrah, Reward Ranch -- Appellation America Shopping Cart</H1> <B>$18.00</B> -- <I><a href="http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Shenandoah-Valley-(CA).html" target=_new> Shenandoah Valley</a></I> <P> <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/flatiron/images/kendric-syrah-05.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Kendric 2005 Syrah, Reward Ranch" NAME="Kendric 2005 Syrah, Reward Ranch" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> <div style="background-color: #f7f7f7; padding: 15px 5px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #808080;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;">Tasting Notes:</span><br>Boysenberry and mocha aromas are most pronounced upon opening. With time, more subtle sage, tarragon and anise aromatic notes emerge. The palate is smooth and plush, with minimal tannic impression. It builds from a cool wet stone entry to a fuller midpalate, picks up a blacker tar/licorice note toward the end and finishes on a lingering custard note. Throughout, the wine carries an undertone of the granite in which it is grown. <br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;">Winemaking Notes:</span><br>Fermented as four separate lots from four separate picking dates. Different yeast strains were used on each lot, and peak temperatures ranged from 85-93 degrees. All lots were punched down twice daily during active fermentation and underwent extended maceration. Total time on the skins was around thirty days for all lots. All lots were inoculated for malolactic fermentation after the completion of primary fermentation and while still on the skins. Press and free run wines were combined, settled overnight and racked into 10 barrels; 70% French, 30% American, 40% new. The lees were stirred weekly prior to the first racking at four months. The wine was filtered during the Spring when lab plating detected a starter population of brettanomyces. The wine was returned to barrel and bottled in February 2007.1.38<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;">Vintage Notes:</span><br>2005 had a cool September that allowed me to pick multiple small lots over a several week period in an attempt to find the "sweet spot" for this vineyard. In the end, no single harvest parameter emerged as the favorite. I like the clearer berry notes of the early picked lots as well as the bass notes and broader texture of the later lots. The result is a wine that can hold your interest from start to finish. <br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;">Technical Notes: </span><br><table style= border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>Appellation:</td><td><a href="http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Shenandoah-Valley (CA).html" target=_new>Shenandoah Valley (CA)</a></td></tr><tr><td>Vineyard:</td><td>Reward Ranch</td></tr><tr><td>Varietal:</td><td>Syrah | Shiraz 100%</td></tr><tr><td>Harvest:</td><td>Sept/Oct 2005</td></tr><tr><td>Alcohol:</td><td>14.5%</td></tr><tr><td>Brix:</td><td>24.5 avg.</td></tr><tr><td>pH:</td><td>3.83</td></tr><tr><td>TA:</td><td>5.5 g/L</td></tr><tr><td>RS:</td><td>1.38 g/L</td></tr><tr><td>Production:</td><td>250 (cases)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><a href="http://www.nexternal.com/flatiron/?category=176" style="text-decoration: none; color: #a60000; font-weight: bold;" target=_top> Return to Kendric Vineyards wine list</a></P> <P> <LI>Please Note: <b>Case Discount: 5%</b> </P> <P><B>Winery: <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/flatiron/Category176" TITLE="Kendric Vineyards">Kendric Vineyards</A></B></P> <BR clear=left><BR><P><A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/flatiron" TITLE="Appellation America Products">Appellation America Products</A></P> <BR clear=left><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR><A HREF="http://wine.appellationamerica.com">Appellation America</A> <BR>Appellation America <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal