2005 Syrah
Russian River Valley
Estate Bottled.
Tastes of cocoa and
spice with black plum and black cherry fruits.
Age 6-to-8 years.

2005 Syrah

Russian River Valley
Estate Bottled

At Christopher Creek, we take special care in the management of our vineyards, and as always we hand-pick, hand-sort and hand-macerate our fruit to produce a distinct wine from our edge of the Russian River Valley; the 2005 Estate Bottled Syrah is no exception.

Produced in the classical French style from multiple clone grapes, grown at the winery site, our 2005 Estate Bottled Syrah displays black plum and black cherry fruit, with tastes of cocoa, spice, minerals and subtle smoky notes. On the palate, the texture is smooth and ample with a very long, complex finish created by the rich, yet soft tannins. We recommend bottle aging this wine for at least a year before drinking to let the tannins soften and the fruit fully develop. Properly cellared, we expect this wine to age well for 6-to-8 years.

Try our Syrah with a barbecued, marinated tri-tip roast, game birds, lamb, beef stew or spicy foods (Mexican, chili, exotic Asian infusions). Syrah is a great food companion of chocolate.

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Harvested September 2005
Released spring 2007
3.4 tons/acre
Aged 13 months in French oak barrels
631 cases produced

• Best of Class—New World International Wine Competition (Jerry Mead), April 2007
• Silver Medal—Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2007

2004 Vintage

• Gold Medal—Tasters Guild International, May 2006
• Gold Medal—North of the Gate wine Competition SAVOR Wine Magazine, May 2006

2003 Vintage

• Gold Medal—Tasters Guild International, May 2005
• Silver Medal—Orange County Fair, June 2005
• Silver Medal—North of the Gate Wine Competition, April 2005
• Silver Medal—Riverside International Wine Competition, April 2005
• Silver Medal—Grand Harvest Awards, March 2005
• Silver Medal—Jerry Mead's New World Wine Competition, February 2005
• Silver Medal—San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, February 2005
• Exceptional Rating—Dan Berger's Vintage Experience, February 10, 2005

2002 Vintage

• Gold Medal—Pacific Rim International Wine Competition (top 5% of all wines entered), April 2004
• Silver Medal—Orange County Fair, June 2004
• Silver Medal—Long Beach Grand Cru, August 2004

2001 Vintage

• Silver Medal—Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2003
• Silver Medal—Riverside International Wine Competition, April 2003
• Silver Medal—Tasters Guild International, May 2003
• Silver Medal—Florida State Fair, February 2004

2000 Vintage

• Silver Medal—Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2002
• 4 Stars—Press Democrat

1999 Vintage

• Best of Class and Gold Medal—Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2001
• Gold Medal—Tasters Guild International, April 2000
• Silver Medal—Riverside International Wine Competition, May 2001
• Silver Medal—San Francisco International Wine Competition, June 2001
• "93" Rating—Australia and California Shootout, August 2001

1998 Vintage

• Gold Medal—Tasters Guild International, April 2000
• Silver Medal—Sonoma County Harvest Fair, October 2000
• 4½ Stars (out of 5)—Wine of the Week, The Press Democrat (Tasting Room) July 5, 2000