2021 So Serine Syrah
So Limited
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A total sensory experience! from the dark blackberry pie filling color with just a hint of black cherry red on the rim, to the aromatics of black fruits and savory notes and touch of mint in the back ground, intertwines with roasted earth notes that remind me of Hermitage. On the palate, the flavors and textures of Rockpile vineyard are evident (If you know you know). An amazingly lush full front palate showcasing both black and red fruits plus a sense of minerality gives structure to the sensual nature of this wine. A wine about finesse and elegance, but also intensity.
Limited - 1 barrel produced. Will age effortlessly in the Cohn Zone: drink now - 2045.
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I love Syrah from Côte-Rôtie, and one of my favorite vineyards is Les Grandes Places. So, when some budwood was made available to me from this vineyard, I jumped on it.
The oldest selections of Syrah in the Northern Rhône's Côte-Rôtie are known as Serine - they are not a clone. This selection of Serine has produced a wine that is a ménage à trois of aromas and flavors that one finds only in the elegance of Côte-Rôtie, the intensity of Hermitage, and the pure essence of the Rockpile Vineyard.
When you taste this wine next to my other Rockpile Syrahs, you will taste its magic. I feel this to be one of my most complex wines. As Serine is considered the oldest Syrah, the name So Serine came to be!
I started Jeff Cohn Cellars with the help of my mother, Iris. One adorns the label as a tribute to her.
Appellation: Rockpile
Vineyard: Rockpile, sustainably farmed, vines planted in 1998
Planted at 2010-ft. elevation of granite, loam, clay, quartz, it's the heaviest, rockiest, and steepest vineyard at Rockpile. This elevation puts more stress on the vines producing thick-skinned and small berries. The granite adds a mineral backbone to the weight that the clay creates in the wine.
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Vinification: 100% Syrah
The fruit is hand-picked then cold-soaked. I gently foot-stomp the fruit of which 40% is whole cluster, the rest is whole berry and de-stemmed. None is crushed. The wine goes through open-top, then 100% Malolactic fermentation and aged 18 months in large-format 100% new French oak barrels.
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98 James Suckling - A fantastic, supple and serene wine that has few peers in California. Focused, deep and polished, full-bodied but never heavy. A deep, inky color, aromas of violets, blackcurrants, wood smoke and black pepper, with subtle yet concentrated blueberries, dark chocolate and savory, meaty nuances. Made with 30% whole clusters, fermented in half-ton bins with plenty of punch downs and aged in 100% new oak. Drink or hold.
93 Jeb Dunnuck, Audrey Frick — Roasty, savory aromas are forward in the glass of the 2021 Syrah So Serine, which is entirely Syrah from the oldest vineyard in the Rockpile AVA, sitting at 2010 feet elevation, on varied soils of clay, volcanic rock, and granite. The wines saw 30% whole cluster at fermentation and was aged in 100% French oak. Boasting an inky black color, it’s potent and spicy, lifting with aromas of black plum and layered with notes of smoked meat, toasted black peppercorn, and violets. A distinctly Northern Rhône-inspired wine, it's full-bodied, with a plush texture, but it remains light on its feet and has a great finish. Drink 2025-2038.
