2016 Gramercy Cellars ‘Les Collines’ Syrah

WA94 Coming from the famous Les Collines vineyard, the 2016 Syrah Les Collines has a firm, rustic nose with a dark mineral tone that is brooding with spice and tightness in the glass. Full-bodied on the palate, the wine is clean and grippy in its youth and shows incredible complexity, merging to a dusty purple floral tone toward the back. Ending with a long, drawn-out and focused finish, the wine is still tight and will need some time to come around. Only 456 cases were produced, and if you can wait a decade to begin opening these bottles, your patience will be rewarded. 
Overview: superstar Walla Walla Valley producer founded by Master Sommelier Greg Harrington in 2005. Critically acclaimed benchmark producer of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon
100% Syrah. Vineyard: Les Collines, located in the cooler, damper, foothills of the Blue Mountains on the eastern side of Walla Walla at 1250 – 1370 feet in elevation.  
100% whole-cluster fermented in concrete and stainless steel with no inputs other than minimal sulfur. Unfined, unfiltered. Neutral French oak: 2000-liter Foudre and 500-liter puncheons for 15 months.
Production: 456 cases