In this 2015 Shiraz Viognier, the 30% whole-bunch component is evident on the nose, and it comes in the shape of tobacco leaf and bay leaf. It appears right before the cocoa nib, the licorice root, the star anise and the black tea, beckoning you in for a sip. Done. In the mouth, the wine is chewy and ethereal at once. The tannins are pumice-stone fine, very tightly knit and obliterated into the fruit. They contain the fruit flavors and allow them to sail over the palate into the long finish. As per usual, there is a 5.5% Viognier inclusion, and the wine spent slightly less time in oak than the neighboring 2019 tasted alongside—12 months in tight grain French oak barriques, 35% new. The 14.3% alcohol sits it squarely plum in the lineup. Excellent. The picture of balance.