2015 Va Piano Vineyards Syrah Les Collines Vineyard Black Label
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(vinified with 50% whole clusters and aged in 20% new puncheons): Bright medium ruby. Alluring high-pitched scents of crushed cherry, violet and lavender. Intensely flavored and quite suave, with its red fruit and spice flavors enlivened by a mineral component. Finishes with a fine dusting of building tannins and terrific rising length. Sexy, seamless wine; the pH here is 4.0 but the wine's floral and spice elements give it excellent inner-mouth lift.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
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The 2015 Syrah Black Label les Collines looks to be outstanding. Loaded with notions of black pepper, crushed violets, lavender and assorted black fruits, it's medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated and pure, with lots of texture and a great finish. It has good to moderate acidity, ripe tannin and should benefit from short-term cellaring.