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Assertively perfumed dark berry preserve, violet oil, smoky mineral, incense and olive scents show sharp delineation and emphatic spicy lift. Offers palate-staining blackberry, bitter cherry and floral pastille flavors that steadily deepen and spread out through the mid-palate. Distinctly rich but energetic as well, with a strikingly long finish that features round, polished tannins and insistent floral and exotic spice qualities.
...bouquet of blue fruits, crushed rocks, violets, and graphite....beautifully concentrated, full-bodied, has building tannins, and an incredible sense of minerality. This is a brilliant, brilliant Syrah.
...nose explodes to cassis, boysenberry and blueberry jam, baked blackberries and black cherries, with nuances of violets, loamy earth, grilled meats, mint chocolate, bay leaves, cigar box and cedar. The palate is full-bodied, rich and slowly unfurls to exotically spiced black and blue fruits. It has a firm but velvety texture and great freshness, finishing very long and layered. Wow!