Red

The Instigator Syrah

California · California Other · United States

Fact sheet

grilled red meats · game meat dishes · barbecue · steak

201392 pts

This starts with a smoky aroma, like charred steak over the grill. Then highly concentrated fruit flavors zoom across the tongue, along with very firm tannins and powerful, ripe blackberry and blueberry flavors backed by a mouth-coating texture. It's an unusually focused and str…
201292 pts

This has a deep, dark red color that's practically opaque in the glass. The main aroma resembles oak and cedar dust, with ripe blueberries behind it. Flavors then turn very chocolaty and deep, while the texture is quite sleek for something this concentrated. Aged in 100% French…
201192 pts

Black as night and leathery, this is a generously savory, 100% Syrah that's well put together in structured tannins and chewy texture. Let it breathe and the range of smoked meats it'll go with are endless, matching the similar taste of grilled, gamey meat in the wine.