You’re Morey Tawse, you have successful winery ventures in both Ontario (1) and Burgundy (2), so what do you do for an encore? Start another. With the purchase of the Thomas and Vaughan property in 2009 Morey went looking for new adventures in terroir in this own backyard. This is one of the inaugural reds from that venture. To say this Syrah is a beauty is a real understatement. Made with grapes planted between 1998 - 2000 on the Redstone property, then aged 18 months in 50% new French oak; considering the robust year that was 2010 these grapes suck in all that oak and barely shows it on the palate or the nose; instead there’s a real peppermill-like nose complementing the smoky and meaty aromas while adding cassis and a touch of violet. Palate comes off as youthful with lots of blackberry, black cherry fruit all mixed in with those smoked meat and peppermill notes; chalky mineral-tannins kick in on the finish. There’s a real silkiness on the palate but the wine still has that purity of Syrah, not just in name. Price: $39.95 – Rating: **** ½