Kivelstadt "The Inheritance" Kivelstadt Vineyard Sonoma Valley Syrah 2013

This stunning Syrah is co-fermented using 30% whole clusters and 5% Viognier, all native yeast. The wine spends 18 months in 30% new French oak and goes to bottle unfiltered where it spends another 18 months before release. Steep, bowl-shaped slopes yield a concentrated wine marked by pepper, smoke, and a gamey meatiness with an intense core of dark fruit. Vibrant, ripe, and voluptuous with a very long finish.