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Donelan Syrah Obsidian Vineyard

Tasted 12 September 2015 Sonoma County · Knights Valley

Notes of dark/ripe raspberry, blueberry, wet slate and granite, black olive, and hints of charcuterie. A softer Obsidian; it continued to become even more delicate with an hour or two in the decanter.

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