Region: Santa Barbara, California

Vintage: 2019

Composition: 100% Syrah

History: Mats showed up at Ray’s house with 1/2 ton of grapes and a used barrel from Etude. The grapes were from his patient at St. Francis Hospital (John Louvau). They talked about wine, and John suggested that Mats try making some himself. We made wine in Ray’s living room and, in 2000, included a whole barrel of Syrah from Watts Vineyard in Lodi. In 2005, we became fully bonded as Travieso. Our philosophy is to keep tight control over the grapes in the vineyard by purchasing only by the acre. Maintaining a close working relationship with the grower is critical.

Tasting Notes:

Deep dark ruby color, huge dark berry fruit, well-integrated tannins.