Piedrasassi, the great Syrah of Santa Barbara

A top-notch winemaker and vineyard manager at Domaine de la Côte, Sashi Moorman launched his most personal project, Piedrasassi, in 2003. With the help of his family, Sashi produces wine and bread from his own vines and grains, seeking to reveal and celebrate the unique character of the Central Coast region. Primarily cultivating Syrah on the cooler terroirs, Sashi and his team strive to achieve distinctive and balanced Syrah profiles. Whole-cluster fermentation, indigenous yeasts, and minimal sulfur at bottling are employed. The resulting wines possess a freshness and precision unmatched in this part of California .