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...opens slowly to blackberry jam aromas with layers of graphite, tar, lavender, charcuterie and bouquet garni. The full-bodied palate's concentrated, floral fruits are addictive, and its weightless, silky texture brings you back to the glass again and again. It has a juicy backbone of acidity and a hauntingly long, layered finish, suggesting it will develop over many years in the cellar.
...94% Syrah and 3% each of Mourvèdre and Roussanne, mostly from Z Block at Bien Nacido, it was 75% destemmed and is aging in 70% new French oak. This full-bodied beauty offers a layered, complex, cool-climate bouquet of ripe black fruits, ground pepper, and candied violets. Rich and concentrated, with incredibly purity...