The 2021 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard has an opaque ruby-black color, and its dense aromas really open up as it spends time in the glass, from cassis to menthol, charcuterie and lilac. The full-bodied palate is packed with floral fruit and loads of grainy tannins, and it finishes with compelling floral and herbal layers.

Medium ruby-purple, the 2019 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard is scented of blackcurrant liqueur and earth with touches of chargrill and violets. The medium-bodied palate is grainy and fresh, with mineral-laced fruits and an uplifted finish. 460 cases were made.

The 2018 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard, inky purple-black in the glass, has very pretty aromas of blueberries, boysenberries, pure violets, cast iron, beef drippings and aniseed, with more nuances emerging after time in the glass. The full-bodied palate has surprising freshness, and although it packs in the perfumed fruits, it maintains lift and energy and finishes long and spicy.

The Library vineyard was planted between 1880 and 1920 to several varieties including Cinsault, Syrah, Mission, Alicante Bouschet, Carignane, Grenache, Zinfandel, Muscat of Alexandria, Muscadelle and others (there are 24 varieties in total), all intermixed in the vineyard. The grapes are all picked at the same time and vinified together. Very deep opaque purple-black in color, the 2017 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard has a very savory nose of dried mushroom, toasted coconut, bacon fat, dried lilac and violets over a dense black fruit core with notes of black cherry and blackcurrant liqueur. Full-bodied and huge in the mouth, the singular palate is very savory, with an absolutely indestructible black and blue fruit core plus touches of perfume and earth, framed by very firm, chewy tannins and just enough freshness to carry the finish. 350 cases produced.

The 2016 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard is superb, and one of the high points of this year's Turley portfolio. From a site in downtown Saint Helena, the wine exhibits a deep bouquet of blackberries, plums and rose petals that shares some of the aromatic range found in the Hayne bottling. On the palate, it's full-bodied, rich and chewy, with tangy acids, a deep core and a rich chassis of structuring tannins, concluding with a fragrant finish.