Columbia Valley Syrah

The Sartarelli family devotes itself completely to just one grape

To be drunk as an aperitif

this one acknowledges that while merlot certainly has a serious side (read: Bordeaux) it also has a quite playful side

Fermented with native yeast and matured in steel tanks

Bodegas Olivares “Altos de la Hoya” Flora Columbia Valley SyrahDeep ruby. Ripe, powerful scents of red and dark fruits, minerals and spices. Finishes fresh and long, with a repeating dark fruit note. Olivares estate vineyard, Finca Hoya de Santa Ana, is one of only a handful of vineyards to survive the Phylloxera outbreak in the late 1880s. Today, 99% of Europe's vines are grafted with American rootstock to survive Olivares' ungrafted old vines are elite, unique and produce exceptionally rare wine. 90%