Qupé Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard Syrah 2010

Generosity meets coastal freshness in this balanced syrah, farmed biodynamically by Bob Lindquist on his cool, hilly Edna Valley estate. There's a stature to the wine's tannins, a stoniness that carries the exotic violet and ginseng aromas through the gentle roundness of the wine's plummy fruit - like a light coming out of a tunnel. Send it toward a rack of lamb this winter or several years further on. Score - 93. (wineandspiritsmagazine.com, Oct. 2013)