Vie, Los Carneros (Sonoma County) Syrah 2010

I strongly recommend this wine, but with a caveat. It is a Syrah made the way it used to be made in France’s Rhone Valley, meaning it is meaty and savory and smoky and earthy and, yes, yummy if this style appeals to your senses and your palate. On the palate it exhibits layers of black fruits and spice, with firm tannins that bode well for a long, happy cellar life for those who might choose to age it.