With only three years in the bottle this wine is already showing nicely, but as with all Glacier Ridge reds you will certainly be rewarded for aging this wine a bit longer.   

Dark currant, with hints of campfire on the nose, prevalent oak without becoming overwhelming.  We recommend decanting.  Only 42 cases were made of this exceptional wine from an exceptional vintage.

Syrah is a beguiling grape with many expressions in the vinous world, from the gamey classics of France to the inkiness of Australia.  In the Finger Lakes, it takes a special site to nurture these beautiful vines to full maturity, but in Glacier Ridge we have found just such a vineyard.  With intense Vietnamese peppercorn aromatics, bright red cherry flavors, and a brooding minerality underneath, this Syrah is a pure expression of what can be achieved with one of our favorite grapes in a cool climate.   Put simply, think northern Rhone rather than Barossa. 

93 James Suckling