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NACHISE, youngest and fiercest, warrior and freedom
fighter for the Chiricahua Apache.
67% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 13% Petite Sirah
The bulk of the grapes that went into this wine came
from the middle aged and “Norte” blocks of Arizona
Stronghold Vineyard. The middle aged block is
planted to an unknown syrah clone that was acquired
by Al Buhl of Dos Cabazas in the early 1990’s. At
picking, this fruit had very rustic flavors with good
acidity and a lot of earth, spice, dark fruit and leafy
characters. The syrah from the Norte block is a
clone from Australia known as Shiraz-1. It showed
more tannin on the palate with brighter, fresher fruit
characters as well a lavender and pepper. Norte was
also the primary source for the grenache and petite
sirah that went into this wine which lent red fruit and
a deep color, respectively.
The finished wine bears resemblance to a medium
to full bodied Rhone blend. Spices and herbs typify
this wine ranging from lavender to toasted sage
to white pepper round out an earthy nose packed
with blueberries, blackberries and aromas from the
desert landscape, including tree bark, dried juniper
berries, pine cones and dusty earth. Plush dark fruit
gives way quickly to an exceptional, old world, drying
tannin midpalate with dark dusty mocha notes that
lead to a lingering black raspberry finish.
Vintage: 2007
Vineyards: Arizona Stronghold, Carriage, Lakeview,
Page Spring Cellars, Ranchita Canyon Vineyards
Pick Brix: 22-27 Brix
Harvest Dates: Components from 8/27/2007 -
9/30/2007
Grapes: Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah
PH: 3.66
TA (g/l): 6.4
Alcohol: 14.7%
Ferment: All Small Format: 1 to 5 Ton open top
fermentors, whole berry ferments
Ageing: All small format oak barrels, primarily neutral
with small amounts of French, Hungarian and
American wood.
Bottled: 7/17/2008
Bottles: Vinocor VINBU01 Antique Green 750ml Cork
Finish
Corks: Synthetic – Nomacorq Classic
Cases: 978
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