My favorite of the reds, and a gorgeous Syrah that comes mostly from the Boushey Vineyard (30% from Olsen), the 2011 Syrah Darkness is 100% Syrah that spent 16 months in 30% new oak. It reveals stunning purity as well as copious blackberry, game, salted beef and dark chocolate-like aromas and flavors. This full-bodied, concentrated effort has loads of fruit, mouthwatering, yet integrated acidity and a knockout finish. While approachable, it will benefit from short-term cellaring and have over a decade of longevity. Drink now-2023. - Jeb Dunnuck

Rich, round and generous, not at all heavy, this is effusive, offering blueberry, currant and exotic spice flavors that play against refined tannins and a lovely open texture. Shows intensity without great density. Drink now through 2020. – HS

Young and still tightly-wound, this excellent example of Yakima valley Syrah combines fruit from both Boushey and Olsen, two of the best sites for the grape anywhere in Washington. Aged in 30% new oak, it’s showing generous streaks of graphite, smoke and char, with accents of cured meat around the blackest of black fruits. Well-named and well-constructed.