Syrah/Petite Sirah
YEAR    WINE/DESCRIPTION    PRICE
2006    Holus Bolus Santa Ynez Valley Syrah
Steely, with beautiful plum and blackberry fruit. IWC 90 pts.
   $27.85
2006    Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard
38% Syrah, 36% Grenache, and the rest Mourvedre. RP 92-94 pts.
   $79.00
2006    Saxum James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock
A blend of 76% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre, and 6% Grenache. RP 96-100 pts.
   $139.00
2006    Saxum James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock
A blend of 76% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre, and 6% Grenache. RP 96-100 pts.
   $280.00/magnum
2006    Saxum Booker Vineyard
100% Syrah. RP 91-93 pts.
   $79.00
2006    Sine Qua Non Raven Grenache
RP 96-100 pts.
   $260.00
2006    Sine Qua Non Raven Syrah
RP 96-99 pts.
   $290.00
2006    Stolpman Angeli
There were 116 cases produced of Stolpman's top-of-the-line Syrah. Angeli represents the best Syrah fruit, receiving extended barrique age, similar to the wines of SQN, Alban, and Saxum. RP 93 pts.
   $66.00
2006    Stolpman Hilltops Syrah
RP 92 pts.
   $39.99
2005    Charles Smith Old Bones Columbia Valley Syrah
WA 99 pts.
   $164.00
2005    Dehlinger Estate Syrah
IWC 90 pts.
   $39.00
2005    Pride Mountain Syrah
RP 91-93 pts.
   $49.00
2005    Red Car The Fight Syrah
RP 90 pts.
   $45.00
2005    Sanguis Bossman Syrah
No sophomore slump for Matthias Pippig. His 2005's are as fine as his highly touted inaugural releases in 2004. Sourced from the Bien Nacido, Westerly, Watch Hill, and Thompson vineyards, the Bossman is the second release from this Syrah specialist. This is a big, bold, black fruit beauty that requires a little aeration to release its aromatics. Not much available with a 130 case production. RP 93 pts.
   $75.00
2005    Sine Qua Non Atlantis Fe Grenache
RP 98 pts.
   $325.00
2004    Big Basin Mandala Syrah
This is a new one from Bradley Brown, who blended from various Rattlesnake Rock barrels and added in a bit of fruit from the Santa Lucia Highlands. Cherries, blackberries, and allspice are the hallmarks of this medium-bodied wine. The blending gives this an added layer of complexity. RP 90 pts.
   $39.00
2004    Carlisle Judge Family Bennett Valley Syrah
RP 95 pts.
   $65.00
2004    Corte Riva Petite Sirah
RP 94 pts.
   $48.00
2004    Lyrica Syrah
   $69.00
2004    Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Syrah
RP 93 pts.
   $85.00
2003    Outpost Howell Mountain Petite Sirah
Thomas Rivers Brown of Shrader, Rivers-Marie, and Maybach is the winemaker here.
   $49.00
2003    Outpost The Other Howell Mountain Petite Sirah
Created from a single block of estate Petite Sirah.
   $58.95
2003    Pride Mountain Petite Sirah
ST 90+ pts.
   $49.00
2003    Red Car The Fight Syrah
RP 93 pts.
   $59.75
2003    Shadow Canyon York Mountain Syrah
This winery owned by Gary Gibson is producing beautifully rendered Syrah and Grenache. Shadow Canyon is a hillside vineyard located on California's central coast. Planted solely to Syrah, this winery produces small lots of hand crafted wines that reflect the unique terroir of the York Mountain appellation. Situated close to the ocean at 1,500' elevation, cool fog and ocean air is drawn in from the coast at night and burns off in the morning. This cooling effect provides a longer growing season which lends intensity and character unique to coastal hillside vineyards. This vineyard has pedigree. Sine Qua Non sourced grapes from this vineyard for the 2002 For the Love of It bottling of Syrah that garnered 100 pts from Parker. Red Car also utilized 3 barrels of Syrah from the Shadow Canyon Vineyard in the making of the 2004 Red Wind. RP 91+ pts.
   $38.75
2003    Sine Qua Non Inaugural Syrah
RP 100 pts.
   $850.00
2003    Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel
RP 92 pts. ST 92 pts.
   $29.95
2002    Colgin IX Syrah
RP 95 pts.
   $325.00
2002    Peay Sonoma Coast Estate Syrah
   $49.00
2002    Red Car The Fight Syrah
100% Syrah from the cool Coombesville site called Richard Perry Vineyard. RP 92 pts.
   $69.75
2002    Sean Thackrey Sirius Eaglepoint Ranch Petite Sirah
RP 90 pts.
   $64.00
2002    Tor Hudson Durrell Vineyards Old Clones Los Carneros Syrah
ST 90 pts.
   $42.00
2001    Blackjack Ranch Maximus Syrah
RP 94 pts.
   $65.00
2001    Francis Tannahill Mason Dixon Syrah
Two of Oregons most talented winemakers, Sam Tannahill and Cheryl Francis-Tannahill have released an impressive Northern-style Rhone Syrah redolent of pepper and black fruits. This wine is labelled Mason Dixon because the grapes come from Deux Vert Vineyard in the Northern Williamette Valley and Quail Run Vineyard in Southern Oregon in the Rogue Valley. Tannahill of Archery Summmit and Shea fame and Francis-Tannahill who shared winemaking duties at Chehalem are putting out a small amount of Pinot Noir and Syrah. Production on the Syrah is 298 cases.
   $44.00
2001    Lagier Meredith Mt Veeder Syrah
430 case production. RP 90+ pts. WS 93 pts.
   $69.00
2001    Lucia Garys' Vineyard Syrah
RP 90 pts.
   $45.00
2001    Red Car The Stranger Syrah
RP 93 pts
   $79.95
2000    Clos Mimi Bunny Slope Syrah
RP 92 pts.
   $49.50
2000    Kongsgaard Hudson Vineyards Syrah
300 case production. RP 93+ pts.
   $150.00
1999    Lagier Meredith Syrah
178 case production. WS 90 pts.
   $80.00
1999    Titus Petite Sirah
120 case production.
   $49.00
1997    Beringer Hayne Vineyard Petite Sirah
Rare, only several hundred cases made. RP 91 pts.
   $125.00
1997    Ojai Bien Nacido Syrah
   $54.00
1997    Ojai Roll Ranch Syrah
RP 92 pts.
   $54.00
1996    Ojai Bien Nacido Syrah
RP 90 pts.
   $64.00