Dana Cabernet Sauvignon Hershey Vineyard 2013 Portugal The spectacular 1995 Syrah Eisele

The spectacular 1995 Syrah Eisele Vineyard is one of the greatest New World Syrahs I have ever tasted

but loads of structure and minerality

The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Helms Vineyard

This is a bouquet that demands attention and in this blind tasting

The 1996 Syrah Eisele Vineyard (350 cases) is a full-bodied

Dana Cabernet Sauvignon Hershey Vineyard 2013 Portugal The spectacular 1995 Syrah EiseleTwo wines that I did not see from bottle have turned out to be close to perfection. The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Hershey Vineyard has unbelievable richness, a profound opaque purple color and enormous notes of lead pencil shavings intermixed with blackberry liqueur, white flowers and crushed rock. The wine is full bodied and dense with moderately high tannin, but the tannin is integrated and silky.