Dirty and Rowdy, Syrah Brousseau Vineyard, 2019 CACOUNT0809 mineral-driven—pure Wachau magic

mineral-driven—pure Wachau magic

Beneath this

You get citrus peel

vibrant Nebbiolo—approachable now yet structured enough to age

then another year in bottle

Dirty and Rowdy, Syrah Brousseau Vineyard, 2019 CACOUNT0809 mineral-driven—pure Wachau magicA change of pace from the Mourvedres: this is single vineyard Syrah from Brousseau Vineyard, perched at 1,700 feet in the high elevation Chalone AVA of Monterey County, where limestone, granite and volcanic soils and big diurnal swings keep things cool and savory. Hardy Wallace handles it like all his reds, leaning on whole cluster fermentation, native yeast, gentle handling and neutral vessels to favor perfume over power, then bottles it unfined and