2021 Matthiasson Syrah, Zayante Vineyard, Sata Cruz Mountains Les Grandes Vignes tasty and pungent but with

tasty and pungent but with freshness

Pedro Ximenes 41%

with a trace of well-gauged volatility and a subtle salty funk

Eigashima Shuzo

Don Ciccio & Figli Amaro delle Sirene Liqueur Washington DC

2021 Matthiasson Syrah, Zayante Vineyard, Sata Cruz Mountains Les Grandes Vignes tasty and pungent but withLocated in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Zayante vineyard is the perfect place for Syrah. Organic and dry farmed, it sits up at 1160 feet of elevation, on sandstone, shist, and shale soils. Cool morning fog and ocean breezes flow up from the Monterey Bay, followed by warm afternoon sun. Furthermore, the farmer, Prudy Foxx, is an old friend, who worked with Jill back when she was in grad school studying cover crops, in the late 1980s. To capture the