Fess Parker Syrah

Shows good Syrah typicity. Dark fruit aromas are laced with limes, asphalt, lavender, charred meat, and herb-infused roast drippings. Nice integration, complexity and balance, with good concentration, succulent acidity, and a hint of sassafras on the mid palate and through the finish.

Still drinking well. Opened and drank over 5 hours and it continued to evolve. A wonderful nose of dark fruit - enough to assume this will be a bit of a Cali fruit bomb - along with a smokey essence. However, there remains firm but round tannins, a solid structure on the palate and a pleasant long finish. Solid showing of Cali Syrah at an equally solid QPR. Still has another couple of years of life before drying out, but …

If only more Cali wines were like this. Not over-extracted. Wood influence is there but not taking control. Nicely balanced with some good complexity on the nose and palate. Aged enough that the nearly 15% alcohol is not in your face. This could pass for a Rhone Valley syrah and at a reasonable price point.

Drank with Brian Clarke

Blackberry, blueberry, cedar, white pepper, and vanilla toast nose. Ripe, juicy and spiced palate; fruity and oaky with warming alcohol on the the finish. 3.5/5

Loved this. Big expressive nose of red fruit. Well balanced. Long finish. Very very good for $35 cdn. Not a fruit bomb.

Wonderful deep berry, blackberry, cherry with over notes of herbs, tobacco, and cocoa and a long lingering finish of spicy peppery notes, with a fairly high alcohol.

Deep purple color. Concentrated fruit, lacking finesse in palate.