Winemaking - Max Q Syrah

As a winemaker, when you have premium fruit,  from one of the best vineyards, your job is to get out of the way.  

We used 25% whole cluster for stem inclusion.  We punched down the cap three times per day, while also mixing in pulse air as a midday cap management technique. The wine was pressed when tannin structure was perfect and put into neutral french barrels.