Dark, with currant and fig fruit, but silky and fresh, with well-integrated toast and a lengthy, creamy finish that lets mineral and roasted sage notes check in. A nice combination of power and elegance. Drink now through 2010. 2,500 cases made. -JM

One of Chile’s more personality-driven Syrahs is Maycas, from Limari. It’s a condensed, meaty and structured wine with mineral, toast and ribald blackberry aromas. The palate is rich but well built, with plum, berry, herb and chocolate flavors. Warm and long on the finish, and layered. Sophisticated enough to give the world’s better-made Syrahs a run for their money.——M.S.(7/1/2009)—— 91