Nose
It offers sensational aromas and flavors of black raspberries, violets, pepper and crushed rock that literally come leaping out of the glass.
Distinctive aromas of crushed stone and floral blackberry.
Palate
Juicy rich fruit, tons of sweet tannins, and incredible complexity.
The depth is really what gets me going on them, ever changing layers that reveal new aspects of the wine with each sip. It definitely makes drinking them a joy. Densely structured and complex flavors of black raspberry, bitter chocolate and smoked pepper.
Finishes with burly but ripe tannins.
Full-bodied, seamless, elegant, yet concentrated and incredibly pure, with a finish that won't quit, this beauty will stand beside some of the greatest Hermitages out there.
Growing Conditions
The Bone Rock blend comes from the Bone Rock block of James Berry Vineyard. It is a steep terrace of old head trained Syrah vines on a south facing slope. We unearthed fossilized whale bones when we terraced it and then needed to use jack hammers to plant the vines.
Winemaking
Our wines are never racked off their lees and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
- Released: January 2016
Appearance
Glass-staining violet
