The 2018 Syrah Lolita Ranch has a singular personality this year, its dark cassis fruit energized by sparks of Morello cherries, ground coffee and pure violet perfume. Full-bodied, the palate is surprisingly intense and fresh, with well-defined flavors and an incredibly long finish. There's so much more hiding underneath that veneer of youthful fruit, so allow it plenty more time in the cellar. Only 91 cases were made.

Medium to deep ruby-purple, the 2017 Syrah Lolita Ranch has aromas of black currants, mint chocolate, coffee beans and blue and red berries with a minerally undercurrent. Medium to full-bodied, it’s rich, ripe and smooth with floral-tinged fruits, great freshness and a long, graphite-tinged finish. This balances its ripeness well.

Opaque purple-black in the glass, the 2016 Syrah Lolita Ranch is scented of spicy blackberries, black cherry jam, black pepper, bitter chocolate, green olive and bacon fat with violet nuance. Full-bodied with intense, spicy black and blue fruits in the mouth, it has very ripe, firm, grainy tannins and wonderful freshness to lift the very long, savory finish. 95 cases were made.

The 2015 Syrah Lolita Ranch is very deep garnet-purple in color with a profound nose of baked blackberries, crème de cassis and mocha with hints of tilled black soil, licorice, black pepper and dried Provence herbs. The full-on, full-bodied palate is simply packed with black fruit preserves, spice box and earthy notions with a firm frame of rounded tannins and background freshness, finishing very long and very spicy. 55 cases were made.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Syrah Lolita Ranch has youthful black cherry, mulberry and black pepper notes with hints of cloves and cinnamon stick. Big, concentrated and full-bodied, the generous fruit is well-supported by firm, rounded tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and spicy. Only 89 cases were made.