Limerick Lane 2013 Headpruned Block Syrah (Russian River Valley)

Country: US / California
Variety: Syrah
Winery: Limerick Lane / Headpruned Block

As the name makes clear, this wine is made from a head-pruned, older block of very unlikely Syrah at the estate property, as seductive as rare. Plum, black cherry, leather and black pepper jump from the glass, slowly and with purpose, around a core of burly tannin and intensely floral aromatics. This is a great wine.