2000 California Cuvée Syrah

Varietals:	90% Syrah, 10% Petite Syrah
Alcohol:	14.2%
Cases Produced:	125
Comments:	A special blend of Syrah from vineyards located in many of the top Syrah producing regions of California. A dark plum color with aromatics and flavors of black fruits, white pepper, smoked game, cassis and cinnamon.
Reviews:	Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s The Wine Advocate: 90 points The opaque purple-colored 2000 Syrah California offers copious quantities of blackberry liqueur-like fruit, good purity, a layered opulent, luscious mouth-feel, low acidity, and sweet tannin. Enjoy it over the next 5-6 years.
	California Grapevine: 90 points Dark purplish ruby color; attractive, intense, jammy, peppery, blackberry and black cherry fruit aroma; full body; big dense, very highly concentrated, jammy, very ripe berry fruit flavors with notes of green peppercorn and a slightly sweet palate impression; full tannin; lingering aftertaste. This big wine shows very highly extracted fruit and is appealing to taste now though deserves several more years of bottle aging. Very highly recommended.