13の畑のブレンド。ラベンダー等の花に、並外れたベリー系とキルッシュの香り。

力強く、ヴォリューム感も大きいが、驚くほど純粋である。 グルナッシュ87.5％、シラー11％、ヴィオニエ1.5％

2008 The Line: This wine was just released in April of this year, and is a blend of 87.5% Grenache, 11% Syrah, and 1.5% Viognier, with 21% whole clusters used in the Grenache component. Seventy-eight percent of it came from the 11 Confessions Vineyard and the balance from Bien Nacido and the White Hawk. It is no measly wine at 15.5% alcohol, but it displays extraordinary berry fruit and kirsch notes intermixed with lavender and other floral components. Intense, full-bodied, voluptuously textured, and stunningly pure, with no real noticeable oak (21% new French oak was used, most of it the larger demi-muids), this beauty has put on weight and is showing additional complexity since I first tasted it. Anticipated maturity: now-2023.

◆パーカーポイント：98点
◆飲み頃：2011~2023年