a nicely done microscopic-production syrah out of livermore valley's madden ranch, the source for many a syrah, not always so deliciously rendered. winemaker greg jenkins (wife and partner is olympian peggy fleming) works with a variety of grape sources from his historic novitiate winery in los gatos, using john madden's hillside vineyard fruit in this case to make an intense wine full of cassis, vanilla, anise and chocolate.
Madden Ranch