2019 Buffalo Hill Syrah
The Flagship
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Pure WOW factor! Deep dark purple from the center of the glass until the rim. The aromatics are like a blend of roasted earth, blackberry, black cherry, wild Herbs de Provence, crème de cassis, dark chocolate, and graphite. The palate is pure full-bodied indulgence. Layered and textured from the palate entry to the incredibly long finish, focusing on black fruits, dried aged beef, and hints of lavender.
58 cases produced. Will age effortlessly in the Cohn Zone: drink now - 2039.
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In 1991, Rod Park and his wife, Cathy converted a dilapidated former sheep ranch into Rockpile Vineyard. This wine comes from the highest and rockiest site at the vineyard, that I just knew had to be planted with Syrah. I had mine set but Rod wanted to leave the grassy and rocky hillside alone. So, in 2002, after many bottles of wine kicked in, I talked him into it, and next thing you know, we are planting Syrah on the top of the hill!
Welcome Buffalo Hill Syrah. The wine name and label was inspired by his hand-carved wooden buffalo which stands as the vineyard's sentinel, watching over and protecting it. Rod was a past Chancellor at University of Colorado Boulder, the buffalo their mascot. Now, the Syrah's icon.
Rockpile is one of the smallest AVA’s in the nation, producing ultra-premium hillside fruit. Power and intensity are the trademark for our flagship wine. No other Syrah in California is like it. It's craggy soil produces some of the most complex and distinctive minerality in all of California.
I started Jeff Cohn Cellars with the help of my mother, Iris. One adorns the label as a tribute to her.
Appellation: Rockpile
Vineyard: Rockpile, sustainably farmed, vines planted in 2002
Planted at 2010-ft. elevation of granite, loam, clay, quartz, it's the heaviest, rockiest, and steepest vineyard at Rockpile. This elevation puts more stress on the vines producing thick-skinned and small berries. The granite adds a mineral backbone to the weight that the clay creates in the wine.
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Vinification: 100% Syrah The fruit is hand-picked then cold-soaked. I gently foot-stomp the fruit of which 30% is whole cluster, the rest is whole berry and de-stemmed. None is crushed. The wine goes through open-top, then 100% Malolactic fermentation and aged 18 months in large-format 100% new French oak barrels.
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92 Audrey Frick for Jeb Dunnuck — The 2019 Syrah Buffalo Hill Rockpile Vineyard is savory and resinous on the nose, with cedar, thyme, and dried plum. Up-front black and blue fruits quickly give way to a gripping structure and notes of leather and turned earth. Drink 2024-2030.
