Impresses with its finesse serving up a supple generous mix of up-front plum huckleberry and blueberry fruit that's elegant delicate and polished. Full-bodied seamless and refined ending with a long detailed finish. Syrah Grenache and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2017. 450 cases made.

The 2008 Heart Stone a blend of 47% Syrah 39% Grenache and 14% Mourvedre is very elegant but evolved and supple with beautiful kirsch and black currant fruit intermixed with licorice camphor pepper and a hint of lavender. More evolved than the 2007 was at a similar stage but with slightly lower alcohols its velvety tannins stand out in this rich plush opulent voluptuously textured wine. Drink it over the next 7-10 years.