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97 Jeb Dunnuck -
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The 2018 Syrah The Initiation is another gorgeous wine from this estate that readers will love. Coming from a great vineyard in the cooler Santa Lucia Highlands, it offers a gorgeous perfume of blueberries, violets, leafy herbs, bacon fat, and sagebrush that develops and opens up beautifully with air. Possessing medium to full-bodied richness, a pure, seamless texture, incredible elegance and purity, and a great finish, it's another classic 2018 that builds with time in the glass and will evolve gracefully for 15 years or more.
Technical Details
- BlendSyrah
- WinemakerBibiana Gonzalez Rave
- CountryUS
- RegionCalifornia Central Coast
- AppellationSanta Lucia Highlands
- VineyardSoberanes Vineyard
- Aging/Cooperage22 months in 75% new French oak
- Production100 Cases cases
Cattleya Syrah The Initiation 2018
Syrah Blends | US
JD97, WE94, JS93, WA91
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About the Producer
Bibiana Gonzalez Rave is the founder and winemaker of Cattleya Wines. Born and raised in Colombia and trained as a winemaker in France, she moved to California in 2007. She had always dreamt of making wine since she was a teenager. She trained herself while working with some amazing winemakers who showed her the importance of loving the land, how to respect the farming, and to focus on the many details that go into making each bottle. Making the highly acclaimed wines of Pahlmeyer and Wayfarer over the last several years inspired her to go out on her own and the results are extraordinary. You heard it here folks, this is a producer you want to know!