2017 Day Wines 'Hock & Deuce' Mae's Vineyard Syrah

Grapes: Syrah + 15% Viognier

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; soil is a mix of Laurelwood (a particular type of silty loam Ice Age loess, a remnant of the last big glacial retreat found only in the Chehalem Mountains) and iron-rich, volcanic red Jory; Syrah and Viognier arrive at the crush pad at the same time, and are processed simultaneously. 30% of the grapes go into the fermenters as whole-clusters; the balance is destemmed.  Cap management is primarily via pigeage and punchdowns, for greater extraction. Three weeks on skins until dry, then pressed off into neutral French oak barrels.  Allowed to age for 22 months prior to bottling, unfined and unfiltered, with zero added SO2; zero-zero; 13% ABV; 200 cases

Winemaker: Brianne Day

• Woman winemaker & owner -- single mom,  Brianne Day
• Co-fermented with Viognier for an Oregon take on the Côte-Rôtie style
  
• Hefty dose of Viognier lifts the savage Syrah
• Wild mountain berries, lush plums and peppery spice
• No harsh edges, it's the perfect marriage of beauty and brawn
• Chillable if you please, but also lovely at cellar temp