Let’s cut straight to it. This is a magical monster of a wine and it’s only created in years when the fruit is exceptional – which is not good if you have OCD, but great if you worship gorgeous syrah at the highest level. Perfumed with peppercorn, violets, dark berryfruit and dried herbs, with a hint of tobacco tar and cocoa, its intoxicating from the first sniff. The palate is powerfully structured, fruit-soaked and stitched together with spicy, masculine tannins. It’s a modern classic and a must for your cellar.
