âmevive "Estate Grown–Ibarra-Young Vineyard" 2023 Syrah Los Olivos District (Copy)

750ml bottle

12.8% abv

âmevive
Pronunciation: "ahm-veev"
Translation: soulful, lively soul, living soul;
• the emotional part of human nature; the seat of the feelings or sentiments;
• high-mindedness; noble warmth of feeling, spirit or courage;
• the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity and separate from the body.

“We are proud to lovingly tend some of the oldest vines planted and still in production in Santa Barbara County. We are committed to beyond-organic farming, embracing the native ecology, integrating animals, and walking our vineyard rows daily. We believe that unmanipulated wines with energy and a sense of place only come with a deep connection to the land.”

The Syrah is part of the original planting at Ibarra-Young Vineyard, planted in 1971. It is own-rooted, it’s been farmed organically since 1993, and it’s possibly my favorite block-it certainly is the soul of the property! This Syrah block is located on a sandy loam slope in the most fertile section of the vineyard. These vines produce tight and dense clusters averaging the size of your palm.

The Syrah was harvested in three picks in order to gain depth, acidity, and layers of different tannin structures in the final wine. Considering the cool growing season we were able to spread the picks out considerably. The first pick was harvested around 20.5B. The second pick was harvested a week later, and the third pick came in a week after that. All the picks were fermented 100% whole cluster ranging from 16 to 23 days on skins. The three lots were blended about a month before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.