Looking at the 2002 James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock, it is much more classic in style, with clean blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, licorice, spice and assorted meatiness and charcuterie-like nuances showing on the nose. Full-bodied, voluptuous and layered, with a smoking texture, it, too, has some maturity, and is certainly in its drink window. It finishes clean and dry, with integrated, yet still sweet tannin. Comprised of 88% Syrah and 12% Grenache that spent 18 months in French oak, it’s a knockout Paso Robles Syrah that’s aging gracefully. - Jeb Dunnuck

This is awesome Syrah. It starts with wonderfully rich and inviting aromas of Provencal herbs such as thyme bay leaf and rosemary and a note of lavender. The fruit is all cherries and blackberries sweet and pure seasoned with smoky oak. Fresh in acids backed with firm but soft and complex tannins this is a dramatic and beautiful wine. What a long rich finish.