2021 | Booker Vineyard Fracture Syrah | Paso Robles

The flagship 2021 Fracture is, as always, all Syrah from that spent 18 months in French oak (60% new and 40% neutral). This inky hued, concentrated, full-bodied beauty has ample darker, chocolaty fruit as well as notes of peppery herbs, smoked meats, and graphite. Dense, powerful, and opulent, it stays beautifully balanced on the palate, has ripe, polished tannins, and a great finish. It's a powerhouse of a Syrah that still shows the cooler, vibrant style of the 2021 vintage. It will keep for a decade at a minimum, but it's gorgeous even today.

98 Pts Jeb Dunnuck