"The more open of the DuMOL brace and the wine to drink while waiting for its sibling above to mature, this slightly friendlier effort smells of red and black berries with touches of spice and vanilla adding to the attractive aromas and flavors. It is, however, as one should expect of a DuMOL Syrah of its tender age, still on the tannic side and will easily reward four to six years of cellaring if not consumed in its energetic youth." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Complex aromatics soar from the glass: blueberry and cherry, violet and graphite, cocoa and lavender. Flavors of boysenberry and cassis dominate as the wine flows to a broad, supple center, with notes of anise, sweet tobacco, and cracked black peppercorn throughout. Tannins are chewy, broad and fine, framing the lovely interplay between brightness and power, the wine finishing with lingering notes of licorice and floral lift. "