Red

Behind the Black Curtain Reserve Syrah

Red Mountain · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

roast meat · lamb · barbecue · stews · earthy dishes

201487 pts

Aromas are light, with notes of potpourri, barrel spices, game and dark fruit. The black-cherry flavors are tart and puckering, also showing tannic grip. This wine seems disjointed at present.
201391 pts

The fruit pops on this wine, with notes of blackberry and blueberry pie. It pulls no punches with a full-throttled style. It's a bit one-note but hits that note hard.
201293 pts

Closed up tightly, this wine is not yet entirely ready to reveal its charms. Over time it offers aromas of blackberry, huckleberry, bittersweet chocolate, barrel spices and mineral. True to the house style, it pulls no punches with creamy feeling, rich black and blue fruit flavo…
201094 pts

This pure Syrah—the first reserve Syrah from Gorman—pulls out all the stops. It's a tannic, bold, earthy and powerful wine that's loaded with black fruits. Aged for 20 months in 100% new French oak, it takes the wood in stride, adding Red Mountain minerality to the mix.