Desire Lines, Syrah Shake Ridge Ranch, 2018 SO 042525 sourced from the distinctive Heiligenstein

sourced from the distinctive Heiligenstein vineyard's southeast-facing terraces

brassy minerality

and it carries the appellation's unmistakable signature: that velvet-and-lace mix of exotic spice

There’s no new oak

The oak is polished but integrated

Desire Lines, Syrah Shake Ridge Ranch, 2018 SO 042525 sourced from the distinctive HeiligensteinShake Ridge Ranch is the Sierra Foothills' most coveted vineyard, farmed organically by the legendary Ann Kraemer, who tailors her work to each winemaker she supplies and Desire Lines' Cody Rasmussen (who cut his teeth alongside Morgan Twain Peterson at Bedrock) makes one of its finest Syrahs. The site sits in Amador County just uphill of the Melones Fault, in the heart of the old Mother Lode. This 2018 is deep and savory, full of blue fruit, wild