Gorman 2008 The Evil Twin Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah (Red Mountain)

Country: US / Washington
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah
Winery: Gorman / The Evil Twin

This is beautifully aromatic and assertively tannic, with monster fruit that overtakes the 100% new oak and shows no hint of heat from the 15.5% alcohol. It’s big, yet graceful, with veins of smoke and rock wrapped around the dense cassis and berry fruit. Young as it is, this has immense concentration and depth.