Opening with a ripe frame of red fruits and a firm rocky core, the 2018 Syrah Nina Lee offers elements of black cherry, dusty plum and resinous purple flowers. Medium to full-bodied, the Syrah firms up on the mid-palate showing a tannic edge before concluding with the food-friendly finish and lingering notions of violets and peppercorns. Enjoy with food.

The 2017 Syrah Nina Lee has a dark ruby core with a slight magenta rim and offers ripe blackberry tones and juicy dusty plum notes. Medium-bodied, the palate displays a soft floral essence from the 2% Viognier and soft dusty leather tones, a delightful savory essence and gripping tannins. The wine concludes with a slightly spicy and evolving finish, offering dark cherry and red peppercorn flavors. Just under 5,000 bottles were filled, which honor the original family members who farmed the land where the vineyard now exists.

Co-fermented with Viognier, the 2016 Syrah Nina Lee has a soft floral lift that directs the nose to more delicate licorice tones, ripe black raspberry and sweet dusty pepper nuances. Medium to full-bodied and subtly ripe on the palate, the wine has good mineral tension and a lively structure of acidity on the mid-palate. Rich red fruits—dark cherry, black raspberry—and an elegant focus are found on the lingering finish of this sleek and stylish wine. It's tasty, and I am enticed to take a second sip. Only 412 cases made.

Fleeting and ephemeral, the 2015 Syrah Nina Lee is the weak link in the lineup, with little to distinguish it as anything beyond a generic and anonymous red wine, and it certainly has none of Syrah's varietal identifiers.

Pure, polished and elegant, with classy notes of crème de cassis, vanilla oak and spice, the 2014 Syrah Nina Lee (95% Syrah and 5% Viognier) is medium to full-bodied, supple, perfumed and layered on the palate. This beauty doesn't have any hard edges, fine, polished tannin and a great finish.