95 points Vinous Media
Drinking window: 2027 - 2036
The 2023 Syrah The Rocks District opens with a beguiling bouquet of sweet lavender and violet pastille, olive, stone dust and nuances of spiced orange peel. Distinctly savory within, it presents silken textures and saline mineral tones up front, followed by citrus-infused red and black fruits that add tension toward the close. Perfumed and long, the 2023 leaves a spicy sensation and an air of incense that lingers. In 2023, Evan Woods allowed maceration to continue for 45 days to find more of a Cornas-like structure from The Rocks.