DeLille Cellars Doyenne Syrah (75cl, 14.5%)

A Provence-inspired, Syrah-dominant red blend from Red Mountain, Washington, bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The fruit is sourced primarily from the Red Mountain AVA and blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, and in certain vintages such as 2021, Grenache. The grapes undergo a 24-36 hour cold soak, ferment 12-16 days on skins with partial native yeast, then age 20 months in 100% French oak barrels, 40% of which are new. Dark and brooding on the nose with boysenberry, violet, exotic spice, graphite, anise and wood smoke. The palate is rich and full-bodied with blackberry, raspberry, pomegranate, cassis, espresso, black pepper, tapenade and garrigue, finishing long with cocoa, smoked pepper and dried cranberry.