The Syrah is the raison d'etre of the Lagier-Meredith Vineyards: White pepper, blackberry, coffee, plum, cocoa, toffee, tobacco, forest floor, petrichor, orange zest, gingerbread, plush rich attack, layers of toffee, tobacco, blackberry pie, plum, vanilla, cocoa, finishes with cigar, cocoa, toffee, orange blossom, espresso. Classic, weighty and ponderous.