Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2024 / 750ml | $128.00≈ €113.90 · £96.22 | www.stolpmanvineyards.com ↗ |
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2023 / 750ml | $136.00≈ €121.02 · £102.23 | www.stolpmanvineyards.com ↗ |
2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Serine Syrah
Classification Ballard Canyon AVA
Region California
Estate Grown Yes
Sites One-acre own-rooted, head-pruned Jessica Laurén Stolpman parcel planted at 6,000 vines per acre
Grape Clone Serine, an own-rooted pre-clonal Syrah strain associated with Les Grandes Places in Côte-Rôtie
Fermentation Vessels Open-top concrete
Pressing Method Gentle Pressing After 10 Days In Concrete
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Ermitage Vache Forest oak
Barrel Size 500
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Vinification used 80% destemmed fruit and 20% whole clusters. Native fermentation lasted 10 days in open-top concrete before gentle pressing. The wine was raised in a neutral 500 L Ermitage Vache Forest oak puncheon previously used only for white wine; 132 cases were produced.
Certifications CCOF Organic; Demeter Biodynamic
Tasting Notes Velvety lavender, mocha, red fruit, spice, black tar and sweet fennel, with dense structure and a sleek, polished profile
Sources: www.stolpmanvineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Syrah
Drinking Window 2029–2039 (Jeb Dunnuck, review dated 2025-09-04)
Classification Ballard Canyon AVA
Region California
Harvest Dates October 12 and October 17, 2023
Estate Grown Yes
Sites One-acre own-rooted, head-pruned Jessica Laurén Stolpman parcel planted at 6,000 vines per acre
Grape Clone Serine, an own-rooted pre-clonal Syrah strain associated with Les Grandes Places in Côte-Rôtie
Fermentation Vessels Open-top stainless-steel tank
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Ermitage Vache Forest oak, France
Barrel Size 500
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Official producer specification: 100% whole-cluster vinification with three circulations, native fermentation in open-top stainless steel for 12 days, and élevage in two 500 L three-year-old Ermitage Vache Forest puncheons; 97 cases were produced. Skurnik’s page conflicts on cooperage by listing one 265 L cigar and one 500 L puncheon, while an embedded Jeb Dunnuck review also says fermentation occurred in concrete and reports 14 months in neutral French-oak puncheons; the producer specification is therefore retained without merging those incompatible vessel accounts.
Certifications CCOF Organic; Demeter Biodynamic
Tasting Notes Firm red fruit, tar, olive, bramble, menthol, sage, mocha, purple fruit, feathery texture and chalky tannins
Critics Ratings James Suckling 97; Vinous 96; Wine Advocate 96; Jeb Dunnuck 91+
2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Syrah
Classification Ballard Canyon AVA
Region California
Grapes Picked September 28, 2022
Estate Grown Yes
Sites One-acre own-rooted, head-pruned Jessica Lauren Stolpman parcel planted at 6,000 vines per acre
Grape Clone Serine, an own-rooted pre-clonal Syrah strain associated with Les Grandes Places in Côte-Rôtie
Fermentation Vessels Open-top stainless-steel tank
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Ermitage Vache Forest oak, France
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details The inaugural 2022 release used 100% whole clusters with three circulations and native fermentation in an open-top stainless-steel tank for 12 days. Élevage used one 265 L cigar and one 500 L puncheon, both three-year-old Ermitage Vache Forest oak; 73 cases were produced. The parcel was planted in 2016 and farming was described as certified organic and biodynamic, without certification bodies named on this sheet.
Tasting Notes Olive, herbs, deep fruit, savory undertones, red-to-black fruit and chalky fine tannins
Sources: www.stolpmanvineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage