Elephant Hill 2016 Stone Syrah

Focus, concentration and power, pepper-spice, wood spice, violets and dark berries, barrel spice and bacon oak, masculine and muscle.  There's no mistaking the power and presence of this wine on the palate with youthful energy, back bone of acidity, powerful tannins and core of fruit carrying the structure well, but also showing youth and potential. Lengthy finish with concentration and power. A wine to rival Northern Rhone counterparts. Best drinking 2021 through 2030.

98 Points

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