With flavors of grilled meat, sweetly charred bone, blackberries, black pepper and other zesty spices, this is a fine Syrah to enjoy with lamb or beef. It’s very dry, with tannins that are strong, but refined. Drink now.——S.H.(4/1/2011)—— 88

Earthy and lean, with tobaccoey flavors, but there are some pretty cherry notes. This dry wine may soften and improve with a year or two of bottle age.——S.H.(12/15/2004)—— 85

Meat and black pepper meet beets and cola in this velvety, medium-weight wine. Turns earthier on the palate, with leather and coffee notes joining in to provide some complexity. Finishes woody, with chocolate and dried spices.——W.E.(11/1/2001)—— 87