2021 Force Majeure Red Mountain Estate Syrah

This 2021 Red Mountain Syrah comes from 11 acre hillside set on fractured basalt that is tightly spaced. The wine was given 15% whole cluster fermentation and has a touch of Viognier blended in. The palate is soft and seamless with serious verve and concentration. Weightless and loaded with dense black and blue fruit flavors, with creme de violette, Turkish coffee accents, this is quite simply the finest Syrah you will find on Red Mountain. What a stunner!

This bright, mouthfilling wine opens with pristine blackberry and plum flavours filigreed with eucalyptus and flint. It's pure-fruited but peppery, with a lifted, salty perfume that's unadulterated by new oak. The finish is polished, marked by hints of anise and burnt sugar. It's made with 15% whole clusters cofermented in concrete with 1% Viognier. Matured 18 months in neutral, large-format French oak.