This snappy Syrah takes advantage of the Viognier skins added during fermentation, which lifts the high end aromatics, contributing aromas of flower and pine resin. It’s sharp and well-defined, pungent and expressive, with very tight berry fruits at the core. This has real lift to the acids and aromas, and begins to show a bit of the roasted character of the Rhone as it breathes. Give it plenty of time to really open up.——P.G.(7/1/2008)—— 90