Old Vine Syrah
Red
From vines planted by the first family in 1972. Blackberry, cracked pepper and violets, built for a decade in the cellar.
Bottle
$52
Club members
$44
Vintage
2023
Grape
Syrah
Vineyard block
Old Vines
Alcohol
14%
Drink it with
Slow-cooked lamb shoulder.
In the winery
How it’s made
These are the oldest vines on the property: planted by Tom and Ada Merrow in 1972, gnarled, low-yielding and dry-grown on the slope below the house.
Fermented in open vats and plunged by hand twice a day, then eighteen months in large oak casks and another year in bottle before release.
Open it an hour before dinner, or lay it down. The ten-vintage tasting each December shows how gracefully it ages.
