Alessandro di Camporeale, Sicilia DOC (Sicily, Italy) Syrah 2016

 The world is full of good Syrah, but hardly full of examples this good at prices this reasonable.  Brought up in new 500-liter casks for one year, it shows a bit of woodspice and a little toasty topnote, but no overtly woody character.  Medium-bodied but very close to full (which is just right for Syrah, to my taste), it shows very deep flavors and impressive concentration for its weight, and marvelous purity also, despite the new oak involved in vinification.  Annual production is roughly 40,000 bottles, but that availability number will be reduced significantly within one minute of when I finally find this at retail.