This is the first of our extended ‘07 vintage bottlings, and an exciting beginning it is. While many of our wines are bottled within 10 months of the harvest date, our Syrahs are given extra time in barrel to soften tannins, round out body and mature to pure expressions of the Southern Oregon vineyards where they have grown.

Bottling weeks are always a flurry of work at the winery, where workers need to be at the their best to match an equally hardworking bottling line that’s able to put the finishing touches on up to 1800 to 2000 cases per day.

To learn more about our Syrahs, click here.

Our current release of the 2005 Fortmiller Vineyard and 2006 Sundown Vineyard Syrahs have a limited number of cases remaining, so come in soon to catch them while they last. Expect this week’s bottling of a combined 225 cases of Fortmiller and Sundown single vineyard Syrahs to be released in at least two years. Plan ahead and you can compare these to excellent vintages at home or in the tasting room. Enjoy the spring showers and know that they are bringing exciting opportunities at Dobbes Family Estate.