Location: Yorkville Highlands, CA
Alcohol: 13%

Fresh and bright but packed with intensity. The nose opens slowly to cassis, bay leaves, damp earth with olive and spit roasted game. This wine shows off flavors that are spiced, peppery and complex. A medium to full-bodied Syrah with a plush tannin and texture.

Grapes were foot stomped and fermented whole cluster. Native yeast fermented and pressed to neutral puncheons for aging. The wine rests in bottle for a year before release.

Located 30 miles east of the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of 1,500ft in Mendocino County’s Yorkville Highlands, Hawk’s Butte Vineyard is organically farmed and enjoys a cooler, ocean-influenced climate.