Product Overview
96 Points, "Editors' Choice" - Wine Enthusiast
"The wine's blackberry and tangerine aromas blend with equally compelling notes of espresso, saline and leather. Joining dark raspberries on the palate are flavors like tart red apples, bergamot tea and peppered bacon. Lemony acidity with tannins on the plush side." -MA, 9/1/23
95+ Points - Vinous
"A mentholated freshness lifts savory woodland herbs and dried black cherries as the 2020 Syrah En Cerise Vineyard opens in the glass. Juicy and vividly fruit-focused, this cascades across the palate with a crystalline blend of wild berries and spice, gaining a more savory edge toward the close. The 2020 tapers off crunchy, leaving gritty tannins and a bump of residual acidity that adds freshness. The En Cerise will be an exciting wine to follow, showing an aging potential not seen in many 2020s." -EG, May/2023
93 Points - Wine Spectator
"Richly structured and detailed, this red opens with vibrant raspberry and blackberry flavors laced with savory pepper meat, black olive and river stone notes, which build toward the brooding finish. Best from 2024 through 2032. 404 cases made." -TF, 10/31/23
93 Points - Wine Advocate
"Savory, smokey and dusty, the 2020 Syrah en Cerise is firm, mineral-driven and expressive with potpourri and dark red fruit aromas, hints of pink and green peppercorns and a spicy and mineral essence. Medium-bodied, the palate gives way to a balanced and spicy core of dark red fruit with savory flavors of sage and wild brush before offering notes of umami and dusty flowers across the mid-palate. The wine continues to open and evolve, revealing more spicy and savory notes before ending with a soft hint of iodine and leather. Enjoy with food." -AM, 5/11/23
