(2) Bottles of 2018 "Perfectionist"

Rating: 92/100

55% Syrah, 37% Grenache, 4% Mourvedre, 4% Graciano

A scent that speaks of granite cooled by a mountain stream, slate right after a cloudburst. Hints of black tea and sage, warmed by the summer sun and the mild salinity of an ocean breeze. All underpinned by round fruit flavors of blueberry and fig. While it is easy to become lost in the umami of smoked meats, iron minerality, and olive tapenade flavors, this wine carries itself with such a graceful elegance that those notes are seamlessly intertwined with huckleberry and plum. The tannins creep slowly, capturing you before you even realize they have appeared and then releasing into the complex flavors that rest in your mouth and nose long after your sip is over. Drink now through 2030.

(1) Bottle of 2019 "Overthinker"

Rating: 92/100

51% SYRAH, 39% GRENACHE, 10% MOURVÈDRE

A perfect balance is found between rich, dark pomegranate and cool, wet slate. Overthinker envelopes the mouth with a soft, luxurious texture, as Bartlett pears, blackberries, cucumber and the scent of a roasting pork loin play along your tongue and tickle your olfactory senses. Overthinker is the liquid snapshot of our estate, created each year from the original 2005 plantings that greet our visitors to the property. Deep and complex, this wine can be enjoyed young with an extended decant, or aged through 2030 to further develop the minerality resting below the plush fruit.

Pairings: Roasted cornish game hen, cumin-spiced grilled eggplant with tabouli, Beef Wellington, Pilota (basque region sheep and cow milk cheese).