Winemaker's Notes:
Our Gallery Collection wines are
carefully crafted from our very best estate grown grapes, receiving extra care
and attention throughout the winemaking process. The barrels are selected to
ensure that a Gallery Collection Wine is the very best expression of varietal
character and Sierra Foothill terroir.
This is our fifth vintage of "Padre
& Figlio". Our first vintage was made from our 2006
production and the second vintage was 2015.
"Padre & Figlio", which translates from Italian as "Father and Son",
is a blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah. Petite Sirah, or Durif in France, is the
result of a cross between the obscure French variety Peloursin with Syrah. Therefore, in this wine Syrah is the father
and Petite Sirah, the son.
The fruit was harvested at the
optimum level of ripeness. The wine was
made in our one of a kind "Submerged Cap Fermentation Tank" that enables
maximum extraction without aggressive treatment of the cap. This results full body wine that are elegant
and lacking astringency. The wine was
aged for two years in select French barrels.
Inky dark purple in color the
wine has a dense nose of dark fruit mixed with savory, earthy and smoky aromas.
These flavors continue to the palate and to the long finish adding sage, black
olive, and vanilla. The wine has a
structured acidity that balances the chewy tannins
Varietal Content: 50% Syrah, Estate Grown, 30% Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, 20% Touriga Nacional, Estate Grown
Bottling Date: 6/18 / 2026
Cases Produced: 91
Alcohol: 14.1%
pH: 3.71
Residual Sugar: Less than 0.1%
