Are we seat dancing while we’re tasting this and writing a tech sheet that will be a drop in the bucket
compared to the impact that is Electric Syrah? Yup. If our carbonic Carignan is “Here Comes the Sun”, then
this Syrah is “Moonage Daydream”. Or maybe it’s “Let’s Spend the Night Together”… Either way, it should
be played loud. This 100% whole cluster Syrah comes from Jemrose vineyard at the bottom of Bennett Valley,
just before you come up Sonoma Mountain. The site is in such a chilly pocket we sometimes need jackets on
summer visits. Individual enzymatic fermentation occurs inside every single berry, which is kept whole
cluster inside flex eggs. After two weeks of being sealed and foot stomped in the egg, we then press to neutral
French barrels. Once the wine is pressed it goes through traditional fermentation of the sugars via ambient
yeast. Every year we find the one wine that tastes the most like Grape Hubba Bubba, and this year Electric
wins. In true Syrah fashion, there’s a bucket o’ berries and pomegranates first and foremost followed by white
pepper. The carbonicness turns a classically structured, powerful red into a bottle just soft enough to be served
in the summer with grilled anything. Drink now or hold through 2030, preferably at cellar temp.
PLEASE NOTE WE CAN SHIP TO ALL STATES EXCEPT: AL, AK, AR, DE, MS & UT
Vintage | 2018 |
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Varietals | Syrah |
Profile | Wild Berries;White Pepper;Pomegranate |
Body | Full |
Acidity | Medium |
Tannins | Medium |
ABV | 13.5% |
Vineyard | Jemrose Vineyard; Bennett Valley, Sonoma County |
Winemaking | Carbonic Maceration;Low Sulfites;Minimal Intervention;Organic;Vegan Friendly |
AVA | Bennett Valley |
Cases produced | 150 |
- SKU
- S418SYEL
- Width
- 88.20 mm
- Height
- 305.00 mm
- Depth
- 88.20 mm
- Net Weight
- 1.36 kg
- Gross Weight
- 1.36 kg
Meet the Winemaker

Caroline and Blair Guthrie
Owners and Winemakers
We could bore you with a long story. If we did, it would be a romantic one telling you how we met working harvest and made out behind the press, or how we dreamed of someday making California wines we could be proud of and passionate about. But we won’t do that. We also won’t tell you long stories about our organic vineyard sources, our abundance of judicious winemaking decisions in the cellar, or our love of varieties from the Rhone.
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