Kale Syrah “Hyde Vineyards”
The History
Kick Ranch, owned by Dick Keenan, is a hillside vineyard
located in Sonoma County’s newest AVA, Fountaingrove
District. Its soil is Pleasanton-Haire complex that has been
deposited in an alluvial fan surrounding natural runoff from
the Mayacama mountains. Fantastic drainage has forced the
plants to dig deep roots, naturally balancing the vines with
low yields and concentrated fruit. With a straight shot
through the Petaluma wind gap, the cool maritime breezes
balance the intense afternoon exposure. This results in dark,
ripe fruit with good acidity.
The Grape
100% Syrah
Tasting Note
The fruits were harvested at dawn. A er full destemming and optically sorting, the whole berries were placed into a 500Lpuncheon.
Fermenta on continued for 26 days, ensuring ample color and flavor extraction through daily puncheonrota on. Following this, the skins were drained and pressed, and the resulting wine was aged in 25% new French oak barrels for 20 months. The wine was bottled without fining and underwent a delicate filtra on process.