Booker Fracture Syrah Paso Robles 2018

Booker Fracture Syrah Paso Robles 2018Fracture is a Booker flagship, meticulously crafted with only the softest Syrah in the barrel, resulting in a dense and powerful wine. Its namesake honors the calcareous soil of our vineyard. Inky black and alluring, this masterpiece showcases intense aro

The lees stirring during aging

Elegant and almost ethereal in essence

The herbaceous notes play backup to the malty sweetness on the palate

Pair with sweet/savory

licorice and oak followed on the deep

• 100% Merlot • Silt and clay with marly limestone and calcareous sandstone • Made from a careful selection of the best Merlot grapes from one of estate’s top vineyards • Fermentation in small stainless-steel vats • Maceration on the skins over a period of two weeks managed with delicate délestage and pump overs • Malolactic fermentation in stainless-steel vats followed by aging in 300-liter French oak barriques for 16 months

Exuberant aromas of fresh strawberries

easy-drinking Pinot Grigio

and can be chilled

After a while it shows a lightly bitter edge of dried herbs

5%) and very good freshness

An iconic Riesling Kabinett from a revered wine estate’s best vineyard in the tiny Ruwer valley of western Germany