2021 Lillian Syrah Gold Series No. 11

Intensely layered and haunting, with sublime textural finesse, the 2021 Syrah Gold Series No. 11 is a magnificent, multi-dimensional wine of unfathomable depth and harmony. The fruit is entirely from Bien Nacido Z-Block, aged for 21 months in 39% new French oak with 8% whole clusters. Raspberry liqueur, an array of wildflowers, smoked meat, game, new leather, incense and graphite simmer in a bass-toned, grounded wine of real gravitas. The No. 11 is the platonic ideal of intense power in a soft speaking voice. Maggie Harrison and Mimi Adams crafted what is without a doubt one of the finest New World Syrahs I've ever encountered. That's all there is to say.