Singer Wine, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Syrah 2019

 After being in the restaurant and wine retail worlds for many years, Stephen Singer purchased an old orchard in Sebastopol and, in 2003, planted 5 acres of Syrah in a cool hillside location.  He is a Rhône-style wine specialist, and his inaugural release of Viognier was impressive — as is this Syrah, which is dense with an amazing purity of fruit.  Planted to six Syrah clones, the vineyard is biodynamically farmed.  The wine was fermented with 15 percent whole clusters and aged for 26 months in 450 liter French puncheons.  Aromatically, it unfolds to reveal dark plum fruit and cassis fruit scents with some background notes of herbs and violets.  Concentrated and polished, it finishes with bright, youthful fruit and light dusty tannin.  It will reward cellaring for close to a decade.  150 cases were produced.