2021 Indocile Northern Rhone Blend
This year presented us with an opportunity to craft a new wine to showcase the uniqueness of the vintage. Cordant is known for producing both vineyard-designated and blended wines, such as our southern-Rhone inspired “Maniacal” GSM. So it seemed only fitting that we craft a northern-Rhone inspired blend to showcase our cooler-climate Syrah vineyards. The result is the first release of “Indocile”. Sourcing Syrah from some of our favorite vineyards, many in Monterey County, plus a splash of Grenache, this wine is brimming with a mixture of cool and warm climate characteristics: dark fruits, herbs de Provence, lavender, and cigar to name a few. At the same time, it is also incredibly silky and sensual on the palate; we can't get enough of it.
- 93 points: Decanter
- 96 points Drunken Cyclist
The grapes were hand-harvested at optimal ripeness. They were then hand-sorted and destemmed. We cold-soaked the grapes for 5 days to extract color, and then fermentation kicked off spontaneously. Daily pump-overs and punch-downs were performed for cap management. When the fermentation was dry, the grapes were pressed and put into 50% new French oak barrels plus 50% neutral barrels (a mix of 228L barriques and 500L puncheons) to age. The wine was racked 5 months after harvest and then returned to barrel for another 15 months. We bottled this wine in August of 2023, unfined and unfiltered.
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Varietal | Syrah / Grenache |
| Varietal Composition | 86% Syrah
14% Grenache |
| Appellation | Central Coast |
| Vineyard | Coastview, Escolle, Mesa Del Sol |
| Harvest Date | 10/03/2021 |
| Aging | 20 months in 50% new French Oak |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Wine Style | Northern-Rhone inspired |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 06/22/2023 |
| Cases Produced | 362 |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | California |
