Varietal: 44% Syrah, 31% Petite Sirah, 25% Grenache

Appellation: 100% Mendocino County

pH: 3.66

Oak: 20% new French (9 months), 50% new French (5 months)

Aromatic notes of baked bread, violet, and chocolate-covered blueberry envelop the nose.  The palate pushes dark and rich blackberry fruit, but the tannins remain quite soft, giving the wine a very elegant complexity.  The finish pushes more dark fruit, but acidity squares it back up, and fruit lingers well beyond the last sip.