Lobo Loco 2004 Syrah

Varietal Notes:
Syrah is a rich, full-bodied, complex, spicy, long-lived wine that thrives in the Rhone region of France and produces such famous wines as Hermitage and Cote-Rotie. It is the most popular red wine of Australia (where it is called Shiraz and is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon) and is becoming increasingly popular in California (where it is replacing another Rhone grape called Petite Sirah in America). Syrah can be successfully blended with many other wine grapes (often to give them more backbone and structure); it also can be made in a variety of styles ranging from soft and medium-bodied with some berry characteristics to deeply colored, powerful monsters tasting of roasted peppers, black cherry and smoke. Like California Zinfandels, American Syrahs can be full-bodied wines but often show more spice elements and less berry-like fruit than Zins.

Winemaker Tasting Notes:
The 2004 season was cool and produced a small crop with very good flavor and color. This wine was blended to produce a nice acidic, fruit forward wine.

Technical Notes:

Appellation:	Lodi
TA:	7.8%
PH:	2.77
Brix at Harvest:	25.5%
Harvest:	August-September 2004