Tasting Notes:The first to realize the potential of his perfect Syrah perch in the Santa Maria foothills, Joey Tensley famously picks the grapes for his Colson Canyon Syrah over a week’s time. The wine is then aged in 20% new French oak and 20% one-year-old French oak to add a bit of sweet vanilla and coffee to the finish. Being so big yet so balanced, this Syrah will age gracefully over the next 8 to 10 years yet is still approachable and delicious now. A bouquet of roasted herbs, black fruits, florals and spice leads to beautifully complex layers of concentrated wild berry, blackberry that is rich in its elegance, supple with Tensley’s masterful handling of his killer Colson Canyon 20 acre parcel planted in red volcanic soil on its rugged perch in the Santa Maria foothills of California’s Central Coast.