2021 Reynvaan Family Syrah In The Hills
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The 2021 In the Hills is savory to the core, bursting from the glass with a smoky mix of bacon fat and crushed rocks, flowery underbrush and olive-tinged blackberries. This opens with a pretty inner sweetness, as ripe black fruits and inner violet tones contrast with salty minerals over a stream of brisk acidity. It tapers off long and tactile in feel, with crunchy tannins and a lingering sage resonance. There's tremendous depth and complexity here, yet cellaring will be necessary to truly reap the rewards. Wow, this is the total package.
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The 2021 Syrah In The Hills is one of the more exotic releases in the lineup. Based on 96% Syrah and 4% Viognier, it has perfumed red, blue, and black fruits interwoven with spring flowers, peach (no doubt from the Viognier), spiced meats, and incense nuances. With medium to full-bodied richness and depth as well as supple tannins and a good spine of acidity, it's already impossible to resist yet should cruise in cold cellars over the coming 15 years. You could easily mistake this for a top Côte Rôtie in a blind lineup.