Description
WINEMAKER NOTES:
Pride Mountain Vineyards sits high atop Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain, at the site of the historic Summit Ranch, where wine grapes have been grown since 1885. Our beautiful estate includes wine caves dug deep into the mountains and the ruins of the old stone Summit Winery dating to 1890. There is another unique and interesting feature to the Pride estate. At the crest of the Mayacamas Mountains, we are on the Napa-Sonoma county line. For this reason, our wines often carry a Napa-Sonoma designation. Most of the wines are estate, but because we rest in two AVAs, we cannot put the “Estate” moniker on our wines. Far from regional blends, Pride wines are emblematic of our mountaintop terroir and unique position both within two counties and also as a place unto ourselves.
TASTING NOTES:
Blackberry and mulberry are layered with hibiscus tea, citrus zest, Niçoise olive, black pepper, cured meat, and redwood duff. The palate is complex and deep with a nice tension between the richness of fruit and the spicy herbal texture brought forth from some whole cluster fermentation. The full spectrum of just ripe red, blue, and black fruits fold into each other with savory appeal, leading to a long and elegant finish. This wine will benefit from food while young and will develop nicely in the cellar for 10 or more years.
VARIETALS:
95% SYRAH, 3% VIOGNIER, 2% GRENACHE
APPELLATION:
BENNETT VALLEY, SONOMA COAST, CALIFORNIA
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