2021 Piedrasassi "Bien Nacido" Syrah, Santa Maria Valley, California, USAABOUT THE WINE Sourced from the famed Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria Valleywhere Syrah thrives on marine influenced, wind swept slopesthis cuve reflects Piedrasassis restrained, Rhne inspired approach. The fruit was harvested early for freshness and whole cluster fermented with native yeasts, followed by aging in large, neutral French oak barrels to preserve detail and transparency. The 2021 vintage was cool and steady, yielding a wine of focus,

Aging occurs in oak barrels

the 2018 vintage reflects the power and elegance of Saint-Estèphe

with regular lees stirring

The fruit is destemmed and co-fermented with native yeasts in concrete tanks and with a two-week skin maceration

Upon arrival at the winery

which sits to the very western edge of the Sta

The fruit was partially destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeasts

Tondonia was to become the bodega´s most famous vineyard and product

The winery underwent significant modernization

Cantina Cooperativa Vignaioli del Morellino di Scansano

brisk acids and a pinpoint mousse

Maceration à chaud at 30-32ºC