Black fruit, iodine, tar and a floral display of violets and white flowers frame this exotic Syrah. The palate weight is huge but lifted by the cool breezes that keep the acidity naturally high in this coastal vineyard. Iodine and salt air components ground the wine in coastal California, but the leather, tar and violets hint at a different landscape across the Atlantic. A wine that drinks very young and probably will for another 5+ years, drink one this spring with some lamb and squirrel the rest away for another occasion down the road.

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• Vintage: 2016 Format: 12 x 750ml Availability: in stock Country: USA Region: Sonoma, CA Varietal(s): Syrah

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  The 2016 Syrah Griffin’s Lair Vineyard is flat-out gorgeous. A wine of real breadth, texture and power, the Griffin’s Lair has so much going on. Iron, smoke, leather, game, incense and licorice all give the 2016 tremendous aromatic and flavor complexity. Time in the glass brings out sensations of red cherry, blood orange and mint add a striking dimension of aromatic nuance.