Novelty Hill Syrah 2007

Our Columbia Valley Syrah relies heavily on grapes from Stillwater Creek, Novelty Hill's estate vineyard located on a steep, south-facing grade on the Royal Slope of the Frenchman Hills. Syrah is planted in a section of the vineyard where the soil is mixed with large pieces of fractured basalt. More than one visitor here has noticed a remarkable similarity to the Rhone Valley, perhaps one reason why Syrah from this site is so outstanding.