palate coating and sappy medium-bodied flavors that are firm

Similar profile to 2015 but more confit and less refreshing

The wine is refined

When Clos du Roi is on its game

smaller zones

Cayuse, Armada Syrah other_regions palate coating and sappy medium-bodiedThis 2. 8ha vineyard was planted in 2001, with vines grafted on rootstock because Baron expected phylloxera to arrive eventually, which happened in 2019. The wine is all Syrah, with aromas that veer towards the meaty, smoky, bacon fat spectrum of the variety. Right now the flavours are tightly wound, deep and intense, but also pure and juicy, with a smooth, almost syrupy, satiny texture.