Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2014 Syrah Melville Vineyard reveals some apparent stem inclusion at this youthful stage, giving way to a very pretty perfume of spice box and violets over a core of warm blackberries, black cherries and plums, plus pepper and licorice wafts. Medium-bodied with a beautifully fine-crafted, elegant palate, it has intense black fruit, spice and licorice layers and a firm frame, finishing with lingering pepper and earth suggestions. Leave it a year for the stems to marry-in and drink it over the next 10-12+.