This Syrah remains tough and gritty in tannins, with a lockdown astringency that gets in between the cherry, red currant and Dr. Pepper cola flavors and your enjoyment of them. It’s very dry and crisp in acidity, and seems to have the inherent balance to mellow with 4–6 years in the cellar. Give it a try.——S.H.(4/1/2011)—— 88

Dramatic in depth and structure, a cool-climate Syrah that will benefit from some time in the cellar. Deeply saturated in color, bone dry and full bodied, it offers ripe flavors of blackberries and black currants, with plenty of black pepper and sweet, chewy leather. Now, with decanting, and through 2013. ——S.H.(6/1/2010)—— 92