Descendants liegeois dupont syrah 2017 (Hedges Family)

Drink it now or cellar for up to 10 years. It is recommended to decant it for half an hour. Founded as Hedges Cellars żeby Tom and Anne-Marie Hedges, Hedges Family Estate is still today a family business considered among the most important in the state of Washington and AVA Red Mountain. Today Anne-Marie and Tom's daughter Sarah is the chief winemaker and their son Christophe is the general manager. Agricultural practices have become organic. The 100% Syrah grapes come from the Les Gosses vineyard, located in the small but famous Red Mountain AVA, planted with the clones of Joseph Phelps and Tablas Creek. The wine is aged in new barrels for 19 months. This elegant Syrah from the Red Mountain wine area has classic aromas of red fruits and blueberries, spicy notes of black pepper and cumin seeds, sweet hints of vanilla shortcrust pastry, and dark cocoa. In the mouth, the sweet and spicy fruity notes return with intensity and you will have a nice vivacity with a soft and silky finish. It is a wine with full body and a strong but also very persuasive character. Try it with a succulent steak, a spicy roasted lamb, or some roasted Portobello mushrooms.