2020 Peay Vineyards Les Titans Estate Syrah, West Sonoma Coast - 375

The 2020 Les Titans Estate Syrah is packed with all the aromas that make lovers of cold climate Syrah seek high and low in a never-ending search for more. The nose smells like a juicy hangar steak with aromas of tarragon, iron, black olive, and blood intermingling with blue fruit. The wine is soft and round in the mid-palate and much more approachable on release than is typical for our Syrah due to a warmer 2020 vintage. There is still refreshing acidity and brightness on the finish but it is not as wound up. It tastes a little like an excellent Cornas in a cool year.

Robert Parker: 93 pts. Medium ruby-purple color and gregarious aromas of cassis, menthol and bitter chocolate plus wafts of blueberry.