Once again, here is a Seven Hills wine that opens with truly lovely aromatics. It’s a clean varietal expression of Syrah, with medium weight, wild berries and finishing highlights of pepper, earth, sea salt, baking spices and cassis.——P.G.(9/1/2010)—— 92

This snappy Syrah takes advantage of the Viognier skins added during fermentation, which lifts the high end aromatics, contributing aromas of flower and pine resin. It’s sharp and well-defined, pungent and expressive, with very tight berry fruits at the core. This has real lift to the acids and aromas, and begins to show a bit of the roasted character of the Rhone as it breathes. Give it plenty of time to really open up.——P.G.(7/1/2008)—— 90