LINDQUIST FAMILY 2021 Central Coast Syrah
88% Syrah, 8% Tempranillo, 2% Grenache and 2% Viognier
Central Coast, California
VINEYARD
This wine is 88% Syrah, 8% Tempranillo, 2% Grenache and 2% Viognier, all from cool climate vineyards in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. The Syrah comes primarily from Bien Nacido in the Santa Maria Valley, Shokrian Vineyard in the Cat Canyon area of Los Alamos, Mesa Verde Vineyard in the Los Olivos District and Martian Ranch in the Alisos Canyon AVA.
Vintage Notes: 2021 was an outstanding, balanced vintage, with great weather during the growing season. There was a normal crop level in 2021. Bob Lindquist has been making a Central Coast Syrah since 1982, so this 2021 is his 40th consecutive vintage of this wine!
CELLAR
The various lots were fermented separately in small open top fermenters with manual punch downs twice daily. These fermenters range in size from 1.5 to 4.5 ton capacity. Some of the Syrah lots had some whole clusters, but for the most part the grapes were de-stemmed. Aging was done in mostly neutral French oak barrels for 10 months before bottling in August 2022
ACCOLADES
93 points ‘Editor’s Choice’ – Wine Enthusiast
91 points - Antonio Galloni’s Vinous Media
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