2007 Le Sol Syrah

The 2007 Le Sol leads with black pudding and chocolate-coated licorice on the nose. The wine is deep, dense and wide, with brown inflections of game and cocoa marbled throughout. In the mouth, the wine is all of these things, but it retains an elegance and levity that is attractive. It looks dense but feels almost weightless. It's a lovely wine, all dark and brooding but with dignity. It's maturing now, but if cellared carefully, this will be delivering swathes of pleasure. There's peat and lichen, rust and blood woven through the finish. 14.2% alcohol, sealed under cork.