2018 Latta Wines Syrah Dana Dibble

98% Syrah, 2% Viognier all sourced from Freewater Rocks Vineyard. The 2018 Dana opens with a wild nose that melds incense, blackberry cobbler and warm earth. Always an expansive palate full of the fresh funky flavors of the rocks, it carries on with intense depth of fruit and lilac notes typical of Tablas Clone Syrah. Lush tannins lift to the long finish.

Freewater Rocks vineyard is located in the Rocks District of Walla Walla. Planted in 2000 in the core of Freewater Cobbly Loam this is an OG vineyard site with four generations of fruit farming behind it. The wine carries "Dana Dibble" for the man who grew up on the dirt, the third-generation farmer who transformed these hardscrabble orchards into the manicured rows of vines standing among the stones today. Dana and Andrew have collaborated on many vintages and vineyard projects over the years, this wine goes out to the man on the tractor.