title: Waxwing 2013 Lester Family Vineyard Syrah (Santa Cruz Mountains)
description: Scott Sisemore's small Belmont-based label pushes the lower-alcohol movement into the realm of Syrah, in this case producing a wine whose aromas are more like one of the appellation's Cabs, with juniper, pine, oregano, green and black olives and dried plums. Elderberries and those same herbal characters show on the palate, which some will love and others will find unfamiliar.
variety: Syrah
designation: Lester Family Vineyard