TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Dense, dark purple
Nose: Huckleberry, blackberry, tar, bacon fat, smoked game, violet, incense and Asian spice
Palate: Blackberry, bacon fat, black pepper, cigar tobacco, leather, garrigue, black olive, espresso and dark chocolate
Structure: Powerful yet graceful, with slightly dusty tannins, lively acidity and a finish of truffle, violet and Rocks District minerality
VARIETAL
100% Syrah
VINEYARDS
Scarline, Conner Lee and Naravane Estate
WINEMAKING
Aged 14 months on the lees in concrete and French oak, 50% new. Made by Master of Wine Billo Naravane.
CRITICS
98 points, Jeb Dunnuck
95 points, James Suckling
95 points, Wine Enthusiast
CELLARING
Improving for 8 to 10 years and drinking well for 20 or more
PRODUCER
Tim Lenihan, who grew up in the Yakima Valley, and Sidney Rice founded Dossier Wine Collective in Walla Walla in 2021, naming it for how they work: every idea from their team and community goes into one file, and the best wine comes out. Master of Wine Billo Naravane makes the wines from some of Washington's best vineyards.
*Savory, meaty and peppery. Pepper steak, smoked pork or anything off the grill.*
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