Arnot Roberts Syrah Que Syrah Vineyard 2021 (750ML)

100 VM / 98 DE

The 2021 Syrah Que Syrah Vineyard is the greatest wine I have ever tasted from Duncan Arnot and Nathan Roberts. It emerges from Roberts' home vineyard in the Taylor Lane district that includes other notable vineyards such as Summa and Thieriot. The Que Syrah dazzles from the very first taste. Red/purplish fruit, blood orange, mint and rose petals all soar out of the glass. The purity of the flavors is simply captivating. At times, the 2021 has a Pinot-like finesse, but the Syrah aromatics and structure are there, buried underneath the fruit. The 2021 is totally dialed in. It's a magical wine that will thrill readers lucky enough to find it. -- Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

Planted in 1994, the high-elevation coastal ridge of Que Syrah Vineyards is home to the oldest Syrah vines on the Sonoma Coast. This single-vineyard bottling is a profoundly aromatic wine, fiery with incense and peppercorns yet slim and supple. Blackcurrant and cherry flavours are ripe and bruising yet countebalanced by a bristling edge of acidity and tannins that linger like herbs charred to bitterness on a grill. A complex, fascinating wine.--Anna Lee Ijima, Decanter