2012 Stolpman Syrah Ruben's Block Estate Ballard Canyon

“My favorite in the lineup, the 2012 Syrah Ruben’s Block comes from an east-facing, high density block and is 100% Syrah. It’s a smoking effort that offers up beautifully pure aromas and flavors of black raspberry, cassis, chocolate, crushed rocks and violets that flow to a medium to full-bodied, pure and layered palate feel. There’s plenty of tannin here, as well as solid mid-palate density. Give it 2-3 years in the cellar and drink bottles through 2027. Drink Date: 2016 – 2027” – Jeb Dunnuck Review Date: August 2014