2023 Desire Lines Winds of Change Syrah

Consistently our spectacular value wine, our Winds of Change Syrah reaches new heights in 2023 courtesy of a majestic vintage, careful fruit sourcing and blending, and a reckless disregard for the bottom line born of a conviction that we should all drink great Syrah more regularly. This is perhaps the most mission-driven wine that we make; made (and priced!) with the intention of turning wine lovers everywhere into ardent Syrah lovers.

Our 2023 Winds of Change Syrah is equal parts Sky Vineyard, Shake Ridge Ranch, and Graves Vineyard. The wine was fermented with 40% whole cluster and 5% Viognier and raised in a combination of 500-liter and 228-liter barrels with just the slightest kiss of oak (thanks to a couple of lovely second-fill and third-fill puncheons). This is a show-stopping wine, with a heady bouquet of ripe black fruit, blueberry preserves, crushed violets, orange peel, graphite, and cedar wafting from the glass. The palate is sleek and focused, with terrific concentration and an intensity that begs for a lengthy decanting, and a long, expansive finish. As always, this wine answers to a dual mandate – to be friendly enough for our moms to pop and pour on a Tuesday night with friends at book club, but also to reward cellaring for ten years and beyond.