Halcón - 2016 Alturas (Syrah) - Yorkville Highlands, CA Ten years of work went

Ten years of work went into getting certified as organic

90% Mencía

Bequeathed in 1985 by an heirless countess to her estate agronomist

and a lighter body

is added to the to the slightly off-dry wine

Halcón - 2016 Alturas (Syrah) - Yorkville Highlands, CA Ten years of work wentLocated in the Mendocino County appellation of Yorkville Highlands, Halcn Vineyard overlooks Anderson Valley and the Pacific beyond. At 2500 ft. it is one of the highest vineyards in California. The northerly location, ocean exposure and altitude combine to produce a climate remarkably similar to the Northern Rhne region of France. Halcn Vineyards sit on a geologic band known as Yorkville Complex, a rare soil type based on fractured shale, mica schist