Juicy wild berry and blackberry jam flavors are intense, pure, focused and persistent in this full-blown red, picking up roasted herb, scorched earth and mineral notes. All in all, a fascinating range of flavors. Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2018. 420 cases made. 93 points, Wine Spectator, Feb 28, 2011
50% syrah and 25% each of mourvedre and grenache) Inky ruby. Intensely perfumed, ripe scents of blackcurrant, black raspberry, fruitcake and violet with a smoky overlay. Juicy and deeply pitched, offering lush black and blue fruit flavors and a suave floral pastille quality. Weightier on the finish, where the floral note lingers with real authority and persistent spiciness. For a burly wine this displays wonderful balance. 93 points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov/Dec 10
The 2008 Rising Tides (50% Syrah, 25% Grenache, and 25% Mourvedre) has a denser ruby/purple color and lush, full-bodied flavors of sweet camphor, licorice, blueberry, black raspberry, and cassis. With loads of fruit and glycerin, as well as a silky texture, this is a terrific wine to drink over the next 5-7 years. 92 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #190 (AUG 2010)
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