2022 Aberro (Kinsman Eades) "Le Mani Vineyard" Milton Freewater Syrah

The Aberro Syrah is a term that means to stray or wander, and Nigel Kinsman says that Aberro is a world for things that rock our world but don't quality for the single vineyard bottlings. It's from the Le Mani Vineyard in the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, Oregon. 15% whole. cluster pressed with 20% bnfr for 18 months. The aromatics are intense and gorgeous. There's black cherry fruit, meaty intensity with white pepper and black accurate charcuterie notes, and candied violets with the suavest and succulent texture. This wine is so gorgeous and impressive, with such beautiful dark fruit intensity and this saline-mineral intensity with power and levity. It has the best of the old world and the new world. It's otherworldly. (JC)