Francis Tannahill Syrah "Mason Dixon" 06

Black pepper, cassis, raspberries, minerals, violets, basalt, and graham are rich and lush on the palate. Warm and spicy with a deep tar note in the mouth. Vineyard sources: Sam's Valley, Deux Vert, and Quail Run. 250 cases produced.

From the winery: "The wine possesses a rich royal dark purple color from the opaque center to the rim. Cool and compelling aromas of black and white pepper, tar, smoke, graphite, violets and game envelope the olfactory senses immediately after the wine is poured. Nuances of earth, graham and spice emerge with aeration. On the palate the wine builds effortlessly to a culmination of sweetness, ripe tannin, fruit and succulence. Complex and intense, the wine is structured and age worthy and finishes with great length."