Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Intense, mineral-accented aromas of cherry-cola, minerals, cracked pepper and anise. Smoky and penetrating on the palate, offering vibrant dark berry and bitter...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Fresh dark berry and cherry-cola aromas and flavors are complicated by notes of Asian spices and licorice. Bright and racy on entry, then fleshier and richer in...

Wine Spectator: A dense, ripe Syrah, with a meaty core of macerated black plum, linzer torte and fig paste notes that display nuances of game, spice and tar. Light tannins lift the long, ling...

Wine Spectator: This is still slightly reticent, with a pronounced iron minerality holding sway over the supple cherry and black currant fruit. The lovely violet and black tea aromas fill in ...

Wine Spectator: This is mouthwatering, with dark currant, fig and black cherry fruit offset by a riveting chalky spine and a long, iron-filled finish. There's great balance between the flesh ...

Wine Spectator: Big and rich, but with a throwback feel to the gutsy bramble, tobacco and mulled plum flavors, all pushed by additional dark olive and roasted fig notes. Good cut on the finis...

Wine Spectator: This is quite young, with rich, velvety layers of fig sauce, raspberry preserve and currant paste layered with gorgeous bittersweet cocoa, violet and anise notes. The long, da...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Aromas of crushed blueberry, violet, spices and steak tartare. Concentrated and broad but quite backward, with shy flavors of crushed dark berries and black...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Insiders and shrewd consumers have long realized that the 30,000-bottle Syrah La Rosine Vin de Pays cuvee is a great bargain. The 2011 is a 100% Syrah from the steep hillsides...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The larger-scaled 2010 Crozes-Hermitage Le Rouvre offers a dense purple color followed by aromas of graphite, fruitcake, black currants and blackberries. This stunning, full-b...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Glass-staining ruby. Vibrant aromas of cassis, cherry-cola, candied licorice and Asian spices. Juicy, supple and sweet, with intense cassis and red berry flavors complicated...

Wine Spectator: Intense, with lots of licorice, blackberry paste and bramble notes, followed by smoldering tobacco and tar on the finish. Offers plenty of grip. Best from 2014 through 2020....

About this Wine: Produced from 26-year old vines and aged in French oak (80% new)

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Opaque ruby. Reticent, mineral-accented aromas of cherry pit, cassis and violet, with an herbal topnote. Chewy and deeply pitched, offering an array of dark fruit flavors an...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark purple. Heady aromas and flavors of candied dark berries, violet pastille and cola, with a spicy note gaining strength in the glass. Fleshy and expansive, with superb f...

Wine Front: This 2007 is not a hard wine to like. It's beautifully structured. Beautifully fruited. Blackberries, cloves, eucalypt and integrated cedary oak. Indeed I kept coming back to ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Lurid ruby. Explosive aromas of black raspberry, bitter chocolate, violet and spicecake. Sappy, dense and suave, offering energetic flavors of dark berry preserves, licorice...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Lurid purple. Boysenberry, blueberry, Asian spices and a hint of sandalwood on the flamboyant nose. Intensely flavored and rich, with lush dark berry preserve and fruitcake ...

About this Wine: The Garys' Vineyard Syrah is sourced from a small section of Syrah grapes at the Garys' Vineyard. The wine is an outstanding example of the potential of cool-climate Syrah. Al...

About this Wine: The Susan's Hill Syrah, named for Gary's sister Susan, resides on one of the highest elevation points of Pisoni Vineyards. The top of Susan's Hill is exposed to the elements a...