The 2017 Syrah Arroyo Grande Valley Rim Rock Vineyard was tasted as a finished barrel sample three weeks before bottling. It has a medium to deep ruby-purple color and opens with crushed stone and graphite to begin, fleshing out to olive, peppered meats, crushed blueberries, warm black cherries and blackberry pie with tinges of warm chocolate and licorice. Big, full and intense in the mouth, it's very serious, mineral and sanguine, with pleasantly chewy tannins and well-knit freshness, finishing long and minerally. This will be released in the spring of 2020.