2012 Arnot-Roberts Syrah North Coast - USA, California, North Coast (5/3/2017)
Two years on from my last bottle, and this is a wonder of savory Syrah. It needs 30 minutes to blow off some trapped CO2, but once it does the edges are honed down, and it is an integrated medley of black olive, roasted meat, leather, rosemary and fruit that is as dark as midnight. The balance is precise, and the finish long as a night watch. This is both interesting and delicious now, with the requisite depth and balance for several more years of profitable aging.