Central Coast Group Project Names Syrah White Hawk 2013

FROM THE PRODUCER:

i apologize in advance for the highly limited & allocated nature of this wine. "Names" has essentially become a reserve cuvée in an attempt to produce the best possible wine from White Hawk in each vintage, regardless of volume.

"Names" is always a blend of three clones -- 1, 174 & 877 -- & in 2013, a vintage noted for its structure, there was such a beautiful & distinctive/textural & aromatic quality to the Clone 877 wine that it demanded to be preserved. as a result, the "Names" cuvée topped in at just over one barrel.

as a form of thanks and recognition, the label documents the names (strung together) of all the people who directly helped, inspired and/or contributed to the 2013 vintage. i am thoroughly grateful to them as well as to you for showing an interest in the wines of CCGP.

TASTING NOTES BY ANTONIO GALLONI

"The 2013 Syrah Names is a bit more floral and savory than the Behind the Purple Door, which can be traced to a small amount of co-fermented Viognier and slight different clonal mix vis-a-vis that wine. Blueberry, violet and mint are nicely lifted in this super-expressive and inviting Syrah from Scott Sampler. Names is a blend of three Syrah clones from White Hawk, all fermented separately and blended at the end of aging, plus drops of Viognier. The three Syrah clones are the same wines bottled separately in the Variations on a Clone series of Syrahs. "