Peake Ranch John Sebastiano Vineyard Syrah 2018

The nose of black, blue, and red fruits, white pepper, bacon fat, and spring flowers on the 2018 Syrah John Sebastiano Vineyard is incredible and both a hedonistic and intellectual turn-on in every sense. Medium to full-bodied and multi-dimensional on the palate, with ultra-fine tannins, incredible purity, and a great, great finish, it’s a Côte Rôtie look-alike that knocks it out of the park. It’s going to be a candidate for the Syrah of the vintage. Score – 95-97. (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Oct. 31, 2019)