Red Mountain AVA Syrah 21% New French Oak
It was a perfect day when Efestē visited the Barossa Valley. Syrah from 140
year old vines were being harvested in the vineyard right next to where we
were sitting. Relaxing at a table in the gardens of a quaint restaurant we
sipped on the vineyard’s latest efforts and enjoyed grilled barramundi and
lamb. Our server named “Ceidleigh” was a charming red head whose name
meant “celebration” in Gaelic. Efestē felt compelled to name this wine
after her, marking a moment when great food, wine, atmosphere and new
friends come together to create one of those memorable days that we all treasure.
Red Mountain AVA Syrah
21% New French Oak
57% Klipsun Vineyards
28% Ceil du Cheval
10% Kiona Top of the Hill Ranch
5% Stone Tree Vineyard
pH: 3.81
TA (total Acidity): 0.60 grams/100mL
Alc/Vol: 14.8%
100% malolactic fermentation
Vintage: Aged 15 months in oak.
Ceidleigh Syrah (pronounced kay-lee) is made predominantly from Red Mountain Fruit. Old and new world in a glass is what makes the Ceidleigh a distinctive wine deserving of its name, which means “celebration” in Gaelic. The wine is inky with ripe plum and black cherries balanced around an aroma of smokiness and earth after a morning rain. It is also amazingly nimble for such a lush and full wine (it makes me think of a hippo dancing ballet). We make this wine with indigenous yeast and malolatic to capture the true identity of the place and time of the fruit. Enjoy
--Brennon Leighton, Winemaker
93 Points - Wine Spectator