Falkner 2013 Rock Creek Vineyard Syrah (Temecula Valley)

Country: US / Rock Creek Vineyard
Variety: Syrah California
Winery: Falkner / Temecula Valley

Blackberries, anise, violets, lilacs, plum skin and vanilla show on the nose of this bottling. The palate shows lots of crushed peppercorns, tart elderberry and boysenberry fruit, and then a complex herbal array of tarragon, dried mint and bay leaf.