Beginning with notes of blackberry skin and baked earth, 2021 Syrah la Serenne is fresh and slightly shy in the glass with subtle notes of dusty purple flowers. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is initially subdued before unpacking and uncoiling in the mouth and should perform fantastically once it’s released toward the end of the year. The wine continues to reveal more complexities before ending with a mineral-laced finish.

Coming from Boushey vineyard and made from 100% whole-cluster fermented Syrah, the 2019 Syrah la Serenne begins with a gorgeous nose that boasts aromas of black raspberry compote, spiced plums and cinnamon-sprinkled cherries before dusty roses and lavender flutter from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the palate displays an elegant array of complexity with enticing flavors of dried herbs, sweet black fruits and a subtle spice tone that gives way to buttressing tannins across the mid-palate. The wine continues to evolve and somersault, offering pleasure at each turn before concluding with persistent flavors of blackberry skin, dried lavender and dusty plums. It’s another brilliant bottling that has me refilling my glass. Bravo!

Coming from the Boushey vineyard, the 2018 Syrah la Serenne opens with a bold nose that is broad-shouldered with nuances of spice and elegant tones that waft with a black-fruited dustiness and nuances of brown baking spices, black pepper and red and purple flowers. Medium to full-bodied, this Syrah is more generous than the Walla Walla Syrah, with a mouthfeel full of expression and a bold richness across the mid-palate. The wine ends with a good, long finish with lively tannins that linger. Made with 80% whole-cluster fermentation, the wine rested in 20% new oak barrels for 14 months. Only 3,300 bottles produced.

Dark purple colored in the glass, the 2017 Syrah la Serenne opens to a bouquet of flowers on the nose along with dusty plum, blackberry and subtle red and black spices. Medium to full-bodied, on the palate, the wine has a juicy yet dusty core with a ripe and evolving character, a supporting backbone of acidity and lingering finish with finesse, power and vibrancy. It's a delicious and impressive wine that will be a crowdpleaser for sure. Only 300 cases produced.

The 2016 Syrah la Serenne hails from two acres within the Boushey Vineyard and was fermented with between 66% and 100% whole clusters. The wine is already very complex, wafting from the glass with notes of grilled meat, dried lavender, pepper and candied peel. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and lavish, with a layered mid-palate, fine-grained structuring tannins, sappy acids and a sapid, saline finish.