As sweetly soft and candied as a pastry tart, this Syrah has smoky flavors of raspberries, cherries, cocoa, vanilla and cinnamon spice. Drink now.——S.H.(10/1/2009)—— 85

Very dry and dramatically tannic now, this is a young Syrah in need of time. It opens with the most classic spray of white pepper and bacon fat, and has impressively deep blackberry, coffee, leather, tar, dark bitter chocolate and spice flavors. Drink 2012–2015.——S.H.(7/1/2007)—— 92