Savage and smelling of earth, this estate-grown and -bottled Syrah from husband and wife team Jonathan Lachs and Susan Marks is rightly mountainous, with a wall of tannin, still thick and tight but teeming with potential. Lay it down and let that wall melt into fruit and spicy earth.——V.B.(4/1/2012)—— 89

A bit funky on the nose, with hints of game and dried herbs alongside pepper, plum and coffee aromas. The mouthfeel is smooth and medium-weight, while the finish turns tannic and a bit rustic. Solid Foothills Syrah. ——W.E.(9/1/2005)—— 85