2016 Sheridan Syrah Reserve Singularity
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The 2016 Singularity explodes from the glass with a dense and chewy boldness that pops with layers of black pepper and dusty blackberries that are wound with a mineral tension. Full-bodied, the Syrah is brilliantly layered with oak tones that lift the mid-palate from its inky, dense state. The wine ends with a long and complex finish that evolves with a fantastic kaleidoscope of flavors—smoked blackberry, cinnamon-spiced potpourri, lingering black pepper tones and raspberry blossom. It’s a bold beast in a velvet robe. I just might have to finish the glass. 250 cases made.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate
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Checking in as 100% Syrah brought up all in new oak, the 2016 Syrah Singularity young and primordial, yet certainly has potential. Some reductive, meaty characteristics dominated right on opening but fleshes out nicely with time in the glass and shows more olive, smoked dark fruits, charred meat, chocolate, and peppery characteristics. Rich, medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated, and beautifully balanced on the palate, give bottles 2-3 years to round into form and I suspect it will keep for a decade after that. Give it an hour decant if drinking anytime soon.