98pts Jeb Dunnuck

Another ripe, layered, full-bodied 2022 that's going to deliver the goods. Ample blue fruits, kirsch liqueur, pepper, and tons of spicy notes all shine here, and this puppy has a layered, velvety mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, no hard edges, and awesome length. It's going to shine right out of the gate and its a good counterpoint to the more focused, cooler styled 2021s.

96pts Vinous

Potent, tightly wound wine... ...notable textural richness..

94pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 Syrah Distenta IV contains 6% Grenache, 5% Petite Sirah, 3.3% Mourvèdre and a small amount of Petit Manseng and Muscat. It was aged 23 months in 56% new French oak and fermented with 31% whole clusters. The nose opens with weighty, smoldering, blue-fruited aromas with pleasantly lifted notes of fennel, anise and white pepper quickly building in intensity. The palate is plush, opulent and immensely extracted, wrapped in a suave, precise texture that gives way to a taut, inward finish that unfolds similarly to the nose. While I suspect this will gain additional depth and complexity after a year or two, the style of these wines makes their youthful hedonism quite tempting—and there will be more than enough of that to make this enjoyable from its release in January 2025 on.

Winemaker's Notes

Downright unbelievably great. Super dark. Super broad. Super lush. Super complex and thought provoking. Full of creamy, lush, enveloping tannins. Superb length. If you don't like - I mean LOVE - this wine, then you just don't like wine. I couldn't be more pleased.

Blend :  82.7% Syrah, 6.0% Grenache, 5.0% Petite Sirah 3.3% Mourvedre 3.0% Whites