2002 Alban Vineyards, Seymour’s Vineyard Syrah, Edna Valley 1x750ml

Robert Parker 96

The inky/purple-colored 2002 Syrah Seymour’s Vineyard offers up a huge bouquet of scorched earth, creme de cassis, melted tar, camphor, and the entire black fruit spectrum. Superb, full-bodied flavors are expansive, rich, profoundly concentrated, and velvety textured. Two to three years of patience is warranted for this glorious Syrah. It should easily last 12-15 years. There are 250 six-packs of this marvelous 2002, which comes mostly from hilltop sites. Most of these wines are sold via Alban’s mailing list, so if you love Rhone Ranger wines, it’s time to enjoy these remarkable offerings. Tel. (805) 546-0305; Fax (805) 546-9879 [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 08/31/2004]

Anticipated maturity: 2006-2019