description: Where Rusack's regular '06 Syrah is a delicious wine to drink now, this reserve-style bottling is considerably more tannic, as well as deeper-flavored. It's very rich in dark chocolate, red currants, anise, orange zest and pepper-spice, a wine that impresses for its sheer power, but it really will benefit from aging. Try between 2009–2012.
variety: Syrah
designation: Ballard Canyon Estate