Limerick Lane 2013 Headpruned Block Syrah (Russian River Valley)

Country: US

Province: California

Region: Russian River Valley

Variety: Syrah

Winery: Limerick Lane

Points: 93

Taster: Virginie Boone

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.