Floral aromatics of lavender and violets, black and red fruits also show through with just a hint from the peppermill. Beautifully concentrated, this opaque purple colored wine is loaded with flavors of red raspberries, black cherries, smoke, olives, cured meat, and white pepper.

89 Points, Wine Spectator's Annual Roundup of the Year's Most Exciting Wines (2007): Complex, with an earthy, peppery profile and taut beef and berry flavors. The firm tannins highlight the spice attributes. Drink now thru 2013.

92 points, Connoisseurs' Guide (Nov. 07): “Winemaker Jeff Cohn’s various red wines are always appointed with extra measures of ripeness, fruity extract and rich oak, and, while this substantial Syrah bottling is very much a case in point, it exhibits exemplary balance and is never less than keenly varietal in scent and taste. Its temperate tannins lend structural spine without fighting against fruit, and its lengthy finish holds on to the very deepmix of ripe berries and peppery spice that marks this one a solid success.”

This wine was recently featured in The California Wine Club's wine of the month club.