Made from a blend of 85% Syrah, 12% Grenache, and 3% Mourvedre, there are 500 cases of the 2004 Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard. It possesses a saturated ruby/purple color along with tight, restrained aromatics of blackberries, blueberries, and flowers, good acidity, fleshy, full-bodied flavors, and fine elegance, delicacy, and finesse ... rare for a wine of this size and intensity. It will drink well for 10-12 years. Tel. (805) 227-4662

Almost equal parts Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre from the estate vineyard. This is a real step down from Bone Rock, mainly because of overripeness. It shows sugary sweet cherry pie, vanilla and caramel flavors, and the alcohol weighs in at 16%. What a notoriously hard vintage this was. ——S.H.(12/1/2006)—— 84