This extroverted Syrah reveals a stunningly intense nose of lavender, wild berry fruit, incense, and background oak as well as earth. Medium-bodied and lush with attractive purity and an overall sense of finesse, it is a distinctively-styled Syrah that should be given serious consideration. Moreover, it is a very good value.Tel. (805) 937-3616

Superrich and ripe, flooding the mouth with jammy flavors of raspberries, cherries, anise and pepper. A soft, rather simple wine whose lack of complexity is compensated by sheer deliciousness.——S.H.(9/1/2010)—— 87