The 2017 Mayote is a blend of 51% Syrah, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Petit Verdot aged 22 months in 100% new French oak. Deep ruby-purple colored, it's scented of licorice, rooibos tea leaves, beef drippings, lilac, Indian spices, vanilla and milk chocolate with a core of cassis, blackberry and marionberry pie and an undercurrent of ash, iron and graphite. Medium to full-bodied, it's very firmly structured and slow to unfurl in the mouth, with ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and layered. (EB)