Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 The Integral, a blend of 55% Syrah and 45% Mourvèdre, opens with a stunning perfume of violets and roses over a core of crushed black plums and black cherries with a waft of black pepper. The palate is very big, concentrated and full-bodied with firm, rounded tannins and a refreshing lift, finishing very long and very perfumed. 519 cases produced.-LPB

Winemaker Mike Officer combines 53% Syrah and 47% Mourvèdre into a greater whole in this brawny concentrated beauty, which is highly aromatic in tobacco, coffee bean and black-olive tapenade. Baked fruit flavor is contrasted in grilled meat, mushroom and white pepper, with refined tannins never getting in the way.