The 2019 Funk Vineyard Syrah broods with dark juicy fruits and a savory meaty core, offering a complex tapestry of aromas that include blackberry, blue plum, pomegranate, violet, wet loam, iodine, sesame, and sweet tobacco leaf. On the palate, the entry is round and hedonistic, balancing lush berry notes with flavors of charcuterie, kalamata olive and dried plum, as well as terroir-driven hints of crushed basalt, wet river rocks, sea spray, pipe tobacco and thyme.