Fermented with 5% Viognier and 25% whole cluster, the 2007 Ramey Syrah Sonoma Coast sports gamey, meaty aromatics of black fruits, smoked meat, licorice, pepper, and loads of crushed stone. Straight up rocking aromatics, the palate is just as good and shows medium to full body, solid concentration, juicy acidity, and a long, clean finish. Impressive for its complexity, as well as for its focus and precision on the palate, this should drink beautifully for 15 years.

Fermented with 5% Viognier and 25% whole cluster, the 2007 Ramey Syrah Sonoma Coast sports gamey, meaty aromatics of black fruits, smoked meat, licorice, pepper, and loads of crushed stone. Straight up rocking aromatics, the palate is just as good and shows medium to full body, solid concentration, juicy acidity, and a long, clean finish. Impressive for its complexity, as well as for its focus and precision on the palate, this should drink beautifully for 15 years.

The 2007 Syrah Sonoma Coast, which is co-fermented with 7% Viognier, boasts huge aromatics of tapenade, bacon fat, pepper, black currants, and hints of lychee nuts and marmalade (no doubt from the Viognier). Inky/purple-colored, dense, full-bodied, and impressive, this is a top-flight Syrah that should drink beautifully for a decade.

Firm and intense, with a mix of smoked meat, dried berry, spice, mineral and sage notes. Full-bodied, complex and layered, ending with a rich berry pie and mineral aftertaste. Drink now through 2017.

Inky ruby. Ripe, spicy blackberry and boysenberry aromas are complicated by notes of licorice, cola and musky flowers. Broad and velvety, with deep black and blue fruit and candied violet flavors and slow-building tannins. Very attractive syrah with good depth and surprising vivacity on the long, focused finish. This was fermented with 25% whole clusters.