The best of the old and new world winemaking

The best of the old and new world winemaking as we handcraft small-production lots Casablanca Valley, Chile

Syrah

Kingston Family makes two Syrahs: Bayo Oscuro, our top Syrah, and its youthful sibling, Lucero. The Syrah comes from the highest, steepest hills in the vineyard with the most sun exposure and leanest soils. Like our Pinot Noir, the Bayo and Lucero are blends. The process starts in the vineyard from several different syrah blocks, which are fermented and aged separately. Once the grapes are harvested they go through long cold soaks and native yeast fermentation in 1-ton bins and 3- to 5-ton open top tanks.

Most of the Syrah ferments with completely de-stemmed fruit, although we always do a few small lots that are mostly whole cluster.

 
Acres
80
Soil
Red clay loam with decomposed granite
Clones
174, 300, 525
Roots
95% own-rooted, 5% root stock
Production
Bayo Oscuro (109 cases per year)
Lucero (275 cases per year)
CJ's Barrel (100 cases per year)
Varietal Composition
100% Syrah
Alcohol
13%-14%
Type of oak
French
Months in oak
14 months
Lucero
 
95 pts Guía de Mesa, 2018 Lucero
91 Tim Atkin, 2018 Lucero
 
 
Bayo Oscuro
94pts Descorchados, 2018 Bayo Oscuro
94pts Tim Atkin, 2018 Bayo Oscuro

“Comes from the highest, steepest hills in the vineyard with the most sun exposure and leanest soils.”