Wine Library Dell Valley Vineyard
2024 Syrah – Dell Valley Vineyard
100% Syrah
- Vintage2024
- TypeRed
- AppellationHudspeth County
- VineyardDell Valley Vineyard
- DrinkDrink now to 2036
When to drink it
Drinking well - decantDrink now to 2036
Last tasted April 2025, from bottles kept at 58 to 59°F and out of the light. A bottle stored warmer will be further along than this.
- ABV
- 14.9%
- TA
- 6.35 g/L
- pH
- 3.73
- RS
- 2.73 g/L
- Cases Made
- 305
Tasting Notes
A big wine with thick blackberry compote and savory plum jerky aromas. Interwoven with the fruit are notes of slate, sun-dried tomato, and terra cotta. The palate has grand tannins, indulgent weight, and finishing aromas of leather and smoldering wood.
Winemaking
Fermented in large oak tank. Aged for 16 months in 20% second-use Saury Lumiere (French) oak barrels, and 80% neutral barrels.
Food Pairing
Pair with charred meats and vegetables, lamb, or steak au poivre.
The Vineyard
Originally planted in 1987, the vines at Dell Valley Vineyard are thick and deeply rooted in the sloped sandy, caliche-type soils of West Texas. Sitting outside of any currently designated American Viticultural Area, or AVA, this vineyard is mightily tended by Phillipe, whose experience with growing grapevines began at an early age on the French island of Corsica.
Dell Valley Vineyard, Hudspeth County. Age of Vines: 9 years. Soil Type: Sandy loam over caliche with river rock. Elevation: 3,750 feet.