The exceptional growing season of the 2012 vintage shapes the 2012 Richards Syrah. With great fruit set, balanced canopy, and slow, even ripening leaving little for a winemaker to desire. The Richards Syrah has historically been the slowest wine to evolve in barrel, and this year is no exception. The wine has waited patiently in barrel, like a Rubik's Cube waiting to be picked up. The aromatics remain fresh and youthful, yet below the surface lies mystery and complexity - a door into another dimension. As it breathes in the glass, the wine begins to whisper the reasons we and so many have come to love it. Herb encrusted lamb, graphite, freshly-cut lavender and cherry liquor are just some of the aromas that lift from the glass. e palate of the wine starts with such a distinct sensation, like the first spoonful of chocolate mousse, followed with what is actually quiet distinct tannin that cradles a very full and compelling finish.