'The 2006 Syrah Madder Lake is co-fermented with 5% Viognier, and that gives the wine an exotic, heady feel to the exuberant aromatics. It is a wine to drink in the next 4-5 years and is a wonderful bistro-styled Rhone Valley red with loads of spicy, peppery, peach and blackberry fruit notes in a stunningly proportioned style. It’s seamless and velvety-textured.'Robert Parker.

'Dark red. Intensely floral aromas of spicy strawberry and raspberry underpinned by zesty minerality. Cinnamon-accented red berry flavors show excellent precision and thrust, with no excess fat. Finishes on a sexy note of Asian spices, with wonderful length. 'Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar.