This both looks and smells dark purple. On the nose, whortleberry, aronia and purple grape at first; revealing nuances of clove, star anise, stargazer lily, musk, leather and iron as it opens in the glass. In the mouth, it is super-refined: intense and concentrated in flavour, while having gorgeous soft succulence of texture. There is a sprinkling of powdery tannin – discernible but oh so delicate. Undoubtedly a great wine, it would be intriguing to watch this evolve for 15 years or longer – but it’s oh-so irresistible already. Utterly harmonious. Farvie Syrah is a selection of fruit picked exclusively from the ‘morning’ side of the vine rows, which ripens more slowly and gently than fruit exposed to the afternoon sun.