Very deep, opaque purple-black in color, the 2016 Syrah Vellutini Ranch opens with aromas of bitter chocolate and violets with blueberry jam, blackberry and black cherry pie, boysenberry, olive and bacon fat—an incredible array of fruit and savory layers on the nose. Full-bodied and wonderfully concentrated in the mouth, it has very firm, ripe, grainy tannins and mouthwatering acidity to lift the savory, evolving finish. Only 75 cases were made.