88 points Robert Parker: The 2006 Syrah 6th Sense
displays full body, black currant and charcoal notes, with hints of
underbrush/forest floor. It has admirable purity as well as excellent power and
depth.
The Phillips brothers planted one of the first Syrah vineyards in California in
1982. So knowing the Syrah was a favorite, it had to be given a special name.
Grandpa Don is known for having an actual sixth sense. He knows when a woman is
first pregnant and whether she will be blessed with a boy or girl. Lose a
belonging? Call Grandpa Don, he'll tell you right where it is! Not only is this
wine about having an actual sixth sense, it is about using all of the five
senses to enjoy any bottle of wine. If you turn the bottle around you will even
see the grandson, Kevin, looking out from the inside of the bottle, making sure
the wine he has so lovingly tended to is being enjoyed!
Striking aromas of ripe dark fruits radiate from the glass in an earthy, smoky
tobacco context. Full, rich fruit flavors of dark berries, whole plum, and
blackcurrant fill the palate and hold their flavors through a long and smooth
moderately peppery finish.
Slather up the BBQ with this hardy Syrah. Anything from the grill accompanied
by a smoky flavor will fit this mysterious wine.
