DESCRIPTION: With this Syrah, Shafer honors Winemaker Elias Fernandez, whose relentless pursuit of quality has marked his nearly two decades at Shafer Vineyards. Multi-layered and expansive, Relentless combines the concentrated black cherry and blackberry flavors of Petite Sirah with black pepper spice and an earthiness derived from Syrah, both of which are planted in Shafer's hillside vineyard adjacent to the southern border of the Stags Leap District. A deep, dark and delicious wine, Relentless is aged for 25 months in French oak barrels.

POINTS:94-WS,94-WA,99-RP