The score for 2017 DuMOL Wines Eddie s Patch Syrah Russian River Valley is 94 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2017 Syrah Eddie's Patch was aged 16 months in 40% new Ermitage and Atelier hogsheads. It's deep ruby-purple colored and scented of coffee bean, lilac, smoked meats, graphite, garrigue and peppery touches on the nose, with impenetrable ripe black cherry and currant fruit at the core plus red berry sparks, soil and fried sage notes. It's full-bodied with gobs of savory-laced, ripe black fruits in the mouth framed by very ripe, pixelated tannins and great freshness, finishing very long and layered. 320 cases produced. Winemaker Andy Smith has been with Dumol for over 20 years. The brand has steadily grown from just a few hundred cases and now makes 16,000 to 18,000 cases a year. They are slowly tapering the purchase of grapes and are focusing on estate or leased vineyards (the word “Dumol” on the foil indicates that the wine comes from an estate vineyard). After a replanting scheme from 1997-2007, all the estate vines are between 12 and 60 years old.