2013 Clos Solene Cuvée Jean

Made from 100% Syrah that's from the Laetitia Vineyard and aged 16 months in 20% new French oak, the inky colored 2013 Cuvee Jean has terrific, voluptuous and layered notes of black raspberries, creamy licorice, peppery herbs and vanilla bean. Full-bodied, concentrated and textured, with lots of sweet tannin, it's a blockbuster-styled effort from Guillaume that still shows the house purity, elegance and suppleness. It will drink well for a decade.

Author: Jeb Dunnuck