Well-packed, with layers of boysenberry, fig and raspberry pate de fruit coursing along, carried by spice, licorice and bramble notes. The long finish lets everything meld together, featuring a light charcoal stitching that imparts texture and nuance. Drink now through 2018. 300 cases imported.??–JM??Region: South Africa / Western Cape / Coastal Region / Paarl Select to Add

Deep ruby-red. Blue fruits, violet, licorice and a touch of flint on the youthfully tight, slightly reduced nose. The most accessible in the early going of this producer's three single-vineyard Syrahs, showing lovely intensity and a silky-smooth texture to its dark berry flavors. But still a bit youthfully imploded on the finish, which features ripe acidity and firm tannins. Made from 30-year-old vines.