Intense aromas of blackberry, black olive, tapenade and leather with hints of flowers, minerals, smoke and char. Full and dense with a beautiful purity and intensity. Very long and deep, with firm tannins and a long finish lingering with intense black pepper and spice. Full-bodied, round and meaty. Hermitage-like complexity with Californian ripeness, ethereal as the feather on its label, yet with tremendous power within, this is a gorgeous Syrah.