Shafer's 2019 Relentless Syrah from Napa Valley opens with grilled meat and black pepper before settling into a mouth-filling palate of classic gaminess and roast almond. Savory, structured, and uncompromising. This is Syrah that knows exactly what it is.
Winemaker Notes
The 2019 Relentless is a bold, complex vintage with a juicy core of classic Syrah gaminess and an enticing range of savory aromas and flavors. The wine opens with grilled meat, black pepper, roast almonds, and baked earth. On the palate, the wine is mouth-filling and soul-satisfying with vivid flavors of black pepper, wet stone, blueberry, and black tea. The finish is lengthy and its underlying acidity and ripe, structured tannins means it is built for long term age-ability.