Mill Creek Vineyards - 2004 Estate-Bottled Syrah, Dry Creek Valley

Tasting Notes

Our 2004 Syrah begins with a nose of smoky bacon, blackberries, and black pepper. Flavors are of blackberry jam and cumin with considerable notes of papper and a touch of vanilla. The wine has a dark purple color and exhibits full body with medium tannins.

Cellar Notes

Harvested Sept. 9, 2004, at 26.2 degrees Brix, the juice underwent a 5% "saigne" to increase concentration. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, the wine was pumped over twice a day. After malolactic fermentation, the new wine was racked to 60-gal. French, Hungarian, and American oak barrels and aged for 15 months. After light filtration, total production was 400 cases and was bottled May 10, 2006.

Technical Data:

Harvest Date:	Sept. 9, 2004
Sugar at Harvest:	26.2 Brix
Blend:	100% syrah
Production:	Stainless steel and 15 mos. oak barrels
Alcohol:	15.4%
Residual Sugar:	Dry

pH:	3.64
Cases Produced:	400
Bottle Date:	May 10, 2006
Release Date:	October 2006

Food Pairings

This wine pairs very well with grilled meat and is powerful enough to stand up well to wild game and heartier cheeses.

Trade Materials

2004 Syrah Product Sheet (Product Sheets)
2004 Syrah - 90 Points (Shelf Talkers)

Merlot Madness at Mill Creek

In years past, Mill Creek Vineyards was perhaps better known for merlot than for any other wine it produced. We first began making merlot way back in 1976, long before most other California wineries and long, long before it became the “in” wine. Although no longer the only Mill Creek wine that consistently wins accolades, Mill Creek Merlot continues to impress wine competition judges, wine writers, visitors to our Tasting Room, and--most importantly--our loyal customers who know and love it.

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