Fans of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young know what inspired Matt and Debbie Driscoll to name their entry into the wine industry. And wine lovers who remember how superb the Syrah program was at the shuttered Olsen Estates will know why the Driscolls named Kyle Johnson to make this Syrah, a product of the family’s young planting along Sunset View Lane — two miles east of historic Sagemoor Vineyard. The juice brings a nose of plumeria, blueberry cotton candy and Big Red gum, then the smooth palate comes on with fig, plum jam, Marionberry and toasted walnuts. The wines are poured in Richland at Iconic Brewery, where the Driscoll’s son, Todd, is the brewmaster and trained in winemaking. Qualifying award: Savor NW (double gold)
Rating: Double Platinum • 95 points
Production: 84 cases
Alcohol: 14.3%
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