The 2018 Pape Star has a medium ruby-purple color and luscious perfume of crushed red and black berries with touches of blueberries, mint leaves, blood orange peel, turned earth and aniseed. Medium-bodied, it's silky and juicy, packed with sweet berry fruits and finishing long and perfumed. 94pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
94 points: The 2016 Syrah Larner Vineyard is bold and absolutely delicious, all in a style that exudes richness while retaining the mid-weight style that is such a signature of the house style. Dark cherry, violet, licorice, plum and spice all run through this super-expressive Syrah that showcases the best Larner has to offer. There is so much to like here.
A food-friendly Southern Rhône red blend that shines with enticing notes of fresh fruit and earth.
A blend of 45% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 25% Syrah made without new oak, the 2016 Pape Star is pale to medium ruby-purple with bright scents of cranberry sauce, crushed blueberries, warm red cherries and blackberry candy with notions of crushed rock, garrigue, dried flowers, charcuterie and woodsmoke. Medium-bodied with tricolored fruit in the mouth plus herbal and meaty touches, it has soft, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long. 92 pts
