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this is one of our fave house syrahs! although a native of chavanay (next village to condrieu), julien is not from a winemaking family. after wine college, he travelled widely, producing wine in both the roussillon and spain, and worked for highly respected vignerons like cuilleron, gaillard and pierre-jean villa. julien and his wife returned to chavanay, and in 2010, started crafting a range of micro-négoce wines (purchasing grapes from local sources). as the name indicates, the grapes for this syrah come from the left bank of the rhône river, the ‘other’ river. this wine is a real expression of the northern pure syrah, meaty, savory and peppery with very crunchy ripe red fruits and nice concentrated body.
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emmanuel darnaud is a rising star of northern rhone! his story in the rhône began in 2001, transitioning from his family's fruit farming to winemaking in crozes-hermitage, mentored by legendary father-in-law bernard faurie. emmanuel focuses on terroir-driven, precise syrah from diverse parcels, expanding into saint-joseph and even hermitage. this 100% syrah is full-bodied and velvety with intense dark brambleberry and plum fruit complemented by notes of violet, smoked meat, pepper, and earth.
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thomas & marilyn stolpman discovered a great viticultural site hidden in the hills of california’s central coast – a rare limestone outcropping unobstructed from the pacific ocean wind. this unique land is ideally suited to grow syrah and roussanne grapes. when tom purchased the land, he was determined that his dream of owning a vineyard would not be on the backs of people being taken advantage of. he asked vineyard manager ruben solorzano to employ vineyard workers year-round to provide a steady job, a career, and raise their families with security. ruben took tom’s idea a step further: he wanted crew members to learn the lifecycle of the vine to become more engaged, and so started a training program in which he gave one cuadra - a small vineyard block - to his team so they would take responsibility for their land, becoming a farmer rather than just the worker. beginning with the 2009 vintage, the stolpmans expanded the cuadrilla program to blend in more wine from the vineyard in addition to the training cuadra. today, 10% of the vineyard’s production goes into the blend, and the profits are returned to the crew members. this wine is a blend of mostly syrah with grenache, mourvèdre and sangiovese (rhône meets tuscany) and is ripe yumminess with deep, ripe red fruits, bold, expressive, and rotund all while maintaining a nice kick of freshness and fun.
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secret squirrel is owned and operated by michael and lauri corliss, the founders of corliss estates as well as tranche winery. they are known for their meticulous attention to detail and for producing some of the most celebrated and highly sought-after red wines in washington state. secret squirrel is a second label concept where the corliss team declassifies barrels of estate-grown fruit from their top-tier vineyards rather than blending this excellent fruit into their primary labels and they use it to create secret squirrel, creating a wine with cult-level craftsmanship without the high price tag or the need for decades of cellar aging. this 100% estate grown fruit is sourced from walla walla and red mountain avas and is mostly syrah with accents of mourvèdre and grenache aged for 22 months in french oak casks. it's juicy and polished with concentrated dark fruits like blackberry, cherry, and plum mingled with subtle earthy, spicy and savory notes like cracked pepper, black olive, smoked herbs.
