Once again, the Syrah from the Rocky Mother Vineyard proves its mettle, with a young, juicy, jammy, joyful expression of pure berry flavor. Compelling structure, amazing purity and a well-modulated hint of chocolate from aging in 20% new French oak complete the picture. — (12/31/2012) —95

This is Syrah from the far northwest corner of the Columbia Valley, a cool region, whose wines show an underlying minerality. The berry flavors are subtle; this is a melange of leaf, herb, rock and acid. Still young, the tannins are drying and the wine seems to be entering a dumb phase. Give it plenty of breathing time. ——P.G.(12/1/2010)—— 89