Delmore Syrah SLO Coast

Grapes: Syrah (60% Stolo + 40% Bassi)

Region: SLO Coast, California

Vintage: 2023

Viticulture: Biodynamic

Soils: Sandstone

Vinification: Destemmed ⅔ of the fruit, then left the rest whole cluster. 

Aging: 2 French Oak barrels and one stainless steel

Fining or Filtering: None

Sulfur: Minimal at bottling

Notes from the Producer: SLO-born Darren Delmore learned to make wine at the Hirsch Vineyard, Whitethorn, Goldeneye, and Two Hands. He started a family in 2012, became the National Sales Manager at Tablas Creek Vineyard too, and every year made a barrel of cool climate Syrah in the garage. In 2017, Darren poured a tax return into 2,000 pounds of Pinot Noir and a bin of Syrah from Cambria to birth Delmore wines. These bottles are rare, wild fermented, unfiltered expressions of Pinot Noir and Syrah from sea sprayed Central Coast terroirs. A member of RAW WINE and published author of the Confessions of a Vagabond Cellarhand trilogy, Darren makes less than 800 cases a season in Tin City Paso Robles.

a tiny but mighty release of 60 cases. Plums, lavender, bay leaf, wood-fired meats, and pepper of all persuasions