Eberle Steinbeck Vineyard Syrah

”The 2015 growing season proved to be another challenging year in Paso Robles and for California in general. Four years of drought coupled with warmer than usual temperatures throughout the 2015 season prompted one of the earliest harvests ever recorded. Harvest started in early August with clusters coming in much smaller than normal resulting in lighter yields but exceptional quality. The good news; these wines are showing excellent color expressive aromas and intense flavor profiles. THE HISTORY OF GARY EBERLE & SYRAH IN THE U.S. Syrah was not widely available in the U.S. during the early 1970’s U.C. Davis having the only source in their mother block. Noting that the true French Syrah cuttings produced remarkable wines in Australia Gary Eberle decided to introduce the world of Rho;ne grapes to California winemaking. Gary secured bud wood from U.C. Davis originally obtained from Chapoutier’s plantings in Tain Hermitage. He planted twenty acres of this Syrah clone in Paso