2022 Kobayashi, Washington State, Extended Barrel-Aged Syrah

Part of Travis Allen's ultra-rare "Rarities & B-Sides" project, from the famed WeatherEye Vineyard on Red Mountain. Extra years in oak soften its massive structure. It drinks like top-tier Northern Rhône meets Red Mountain: savory and deeply textured, with smoked meat, dark fruit, and crushed herbs. Only one or two barrels were made, from a cult Walla Walla producer.