2005 Jaffurs HANK PITCHER South Swell Syrah, Larner Vineyard - Jaffurs Wine Cellars and acclaimed landscape painter Hank Pitcher have again joined forces to offer South Swell Syrah. This wine fuses Craig’s and Hank’s mutual love for the ocean, wine, and surfing. It is the best two barrels from our Larner Vineyard Syrah lot and is the only wine we make exclusively from new French ENTAV syrah clones. This means the wine has a more spice driven focus. Married with the sand and limestone vineyard site, this give the wine a character reminiscent of the great Northern Rhone syrahs. A special label features Hank’s painting of Coho Point during a perfect summer surfing afternoon. (only 48 cases – very limited)
• Larner Syrah harvested between October 3rd and 13th (Clone 174 25.8 brix, 3.4 pH., Clone 383 25.4 brix, 3.6 pH)
• The fruit was stemmed but not crushed. Intact, whole berries were placed in small bin boxes for fermentation.
• RC212, D254, and WS yeast used.
• Fermented on the skins for 14 days as individual lots in small bin boxes. Cold soaked for 48 hours before primary fermentation was initiated,
• Vineyard site is a steep south-facing slope of sand overlying limestone.
• Went through ML fermentation, completing in January.
• Wine was racked in July, and again before bottling.
• Unfined, but lightly filtered.
• Bottled in August 2006