94pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The recently bottled 2021 Syrah Right Hand Man is youthfully gregarious, with intense aromas of cassis, tar, violet, game meat and cracked pepper. The medium-bodied palate is chalky and fresh with concentrated yet detailed fruits and a long, layered finish. It's very expressive for this price point and easy to drink!

91pts Wine Enthusiast

For being part of the winery's “blue-collar” series, this is a rather complex, even challenging Syrah, starting with aroma of funky wood, loamy soil, reductive tar and dark berry. Roasted meat, charcoal and asphalt flavors meet black plum and rosemary on the palate.

Winemaker Notes

Right Hand Man is that old reliable pickup in your grandparents’ garage that fires up lickety-split when you turn the key and rev the engine. I know that any time I’m in need, it’s my Right Hand Man that will know the road home and deliver me safely there. I cut my teeth on Central Coast Syrah, it’s my refuge. May it be yours as well. 

Peach-blueberry cobbler, bouquet garni, rib roast pan drippings, Easter lily, tamari. Palate is luxurious, broad, with a savory, yet juicy, and mouthwatering finish.