Varietally intriguing and compelling in tobacco, clove and blackberry, this full-bodied wine is tremendously appealing, with dark, brooding layers of spice and garrigue. Rich and lengthy, it shows plenty of complexity around a supple core of inviting succulence and well-integrated tannin and oak.

The 2016 Syrah Outer Limits Vineyard, from Far Coast, is a rare Syrah from the Annapolis district in the northern part of the West Sonoma Coast. It offers up copious dark fruit, black pepper, five spice and bittersweet chocolate. Even at six years of age, the 2016 has a wild, rough around the edges feel that is quite present.