Inky purple in color. The nose has cedar, black raspberries and black pepper. On the palate, jammy black raspberries with some black cherries and chocolate. Good acidity. This is a very rich and open Syrah but still quite young. it will be interesting to see how these develop with ten or twenty years on them. I think they will be just fine and not too dissimilar from the better Northern Rhone reds. Time will tell.
As to be expected, this is quite young and tight. Yet, the nose is so precise it should develop beautifully. Black raspberries, black pepper, roasted meats and violets. On the palate, this took some time to open. Vigorous tannins. Black raspberry fruit tightly packed. Deep. Long finish. Don't open for a few years without a long decant.
My favorite of the 12, 13 and 14 trio of these wines (though all are good). This also seems to be the one with the most upside potential. Inky purple in color. The nose is dusty with black raspberries, black pepper and slightly roasted meats. On the palate this is flat out delicious. Deep with black raspberries, black cherries, juicy acidity and some chocolate. Long finish. Tightly packed it explodes in the glass. Great wine.
