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...Smoking bouquet of blueberries, spring flowers, gunpowder like minerality, and liquid violets. With classic gamey Syrah character, plenty of pepper, medium to full-bodied richness, and a heavenly, silky texture...
...Very complex, wafting from the glass with notes of grilled meat, dried lavender, pepper and candied peel. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and lavish, with a layered mid-palate, fine-grained structuring tannins, sappy acids and a sapid, saline finish.
...Musky, spicy aromas of black cherry, licorice and bitter chocolate, plus a whiff of duck feathers...lovely sweetness of Syrah fruit with good inner-mouth spicy/floral lift that is partly from the stems. Boasts good flavor intensity and subtle wildness.
Refined and delicately expressive, with blueberry and smoked spice flavors that linger elegantly toward sleek tannins...
The aromas start out brooding, opening up to reveal notes of fresh and dried herb, smoke, dark coffee bean, iron and smoked meat, focusing mostly on the savory. The flavors are light, deft, and elegant...