Our 2012 Syrah comes from a small vineyard in theCoombsville AVA at the southern end of Napa Valley. Cooled by evening breezes from San Pablo Bay, this vineyard produces fully-ripened fruit with good acid balance and rich mouth-feel. This wine has deep, complex and ripe aromas of plum, red currant and black cherry with subtle notes of tar, gardenia and smoked meat, further enhanced by a good measure of toasty oak. On the palate it is muscular and structured, with ripe tannins, mouth-filling extract and flavors of cherry, ripe raspberry and tobacco. While delicious now, it will show evenmore complexity and softness with 2-4 years of 
additional cellaring.