A bottle of The Ojai Vineyard 2024 Syrah Clima Frío with a diamond-shaped label on a white background.

The Ojai Vineyard 2024 Syrah Clima Frío

$ 40

TASTING NOTE

There is something uniquely special to us about cool climate Syrah, and this wine allows us to capture just how savory and nuanced Syrah can be from the cooler pockets of Santa Barbara County. Aromatically we find it very varietally "correct" on the nose; savory spice and cracked pepper lead, followed by a core of red and dark fruit with subtle floral notes. The palate is energetic and well-balanced, showing early approachability without sacrificing structure. It's drinking well now, with the depth to continue developing gracefully over the next decade or more.

ABOUT CLIMA FRÍO

Our Clima Frío wines replace what we used to call Santa Barbara County cuvées. While that appellation-level name fit our Burgundian inspirations at The Ojai Vineyard, the name didn't adequately capture what we're doing in the region. Santa Barbara County is a large appellation with intense East-West temperature gradients, even within the Sta. Rita Hills, where some eastern pockets are better suited to Syrah and Grenache than they are for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

These wines express our commitment to the coolest, most western viticultural pockets of our region. Places where each variety benefits from ocean influence that ensures slow, gradual ripening with retention of nuance and natural acidity. Like our single-vineyard bottlings, these wines come from carefully farmed and hand-picked grapes. They're just bottled earlier to capture a plush approachability that suits earlier drinking.

VINTAGE & WINEMAKING

This 2024 Clima Frío Syrah comes from grapes grown at Portico Hills (50%), a relatively cool-climate vineyard just West of the town of Los Alamos, Robert Rae (30%) in the eastern Sta. Rita Hills, along with fruit from Kessler-Haak (20%), a fantastically cool and wild site in the Sta. Rita Hills. 2024 was a cool growing season with pick dates spread through October and into November.

Each lot was fermented in open top stainless steel tanks, pressed off to barrel and aged on its lees until bottling. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration. A minimal amount of sulfur was added at bottling.

BLEND 100% Syrah
VINEYARDS Portico Hills (50%) Robert Rae (30%) and Kessler-Haak (20%)
AVA Santa Barbara County
ALCOHOL 13.5%
VINIFICATION open-top native yeast fermentation with 33% whole clusters
BARREL AGING 11 months in neutral French oak barrels

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Wine is an amazing gift! However, due to the nature of regulations, it does come with some additional risks and costs. We have put together this brief FAQ so you can make sure that a wine gift is the best fit.

The basics?

You and your recipient must be over 21.

Are there any costs associated with shipping wine? 

There is a $6 adult signature fee on all wine shipments and this is reflected in your shipping cost, calculated at check-out. 

In addition, for some shipments USPS Priority Mail might be a more affordable shipping method (especially within California, or near states). Wine cannot ship USPS, so you will not be given this option at check-out. 

Are there any risks in shipping wine?

It is the customer's responsibility to provide an address where someone 21+ will be available to sign for the shipment. Shipping carriers will make a few attempts, and if no one is home, the recipient will be given the opportunity to pick up the gift from a Fedex location. If they do not pick it up within the designated window, it will be returned to us. We cannot offer refunds on any perishable items that are returned to us. To maintain the highest quality, we cannot restock wine in most cases. We can refund items that can be restocked as store credit. Shipping charges are not refundable.  

Where can wine be shipped?

We can deliver wine to homes, offices and hotels in the Santa Barbara area and can ship to all states except Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota & Utah.

Anything else?

We strongly recommend that you provide a valid phone number for your recipient, provided in the Shipping Information at check-out. They may be contacted by Fedex or our courier in case of delivery issues or to arrange for a convenient delivery time.

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