2021 sisu

The 2021 Sisu is flashy and vibrant in char­ac­ter, with a burst of crushed cher­ries and black­ber­ries com­ple­ment­ed by hints of bak­ing spice and mint. This is a total plea­sure on the palate. Vel­vety in tex­ture, yet spry with ripe red berry fruits and tac­tile min­er­al tones swirling through­out. Hints of sour cit­rus add zesty ten­sion toward the close. While struc­tured and long, the Sisu keeps the mouth water­ing for more. A pleas­ant­ly bit­ter tinge and sweet tan­nins linger on. In a word; fab­u­lous. 95 pts

Eric Gui­do, Vinous

The 2021 Sisu is com­posed of 46% Syrah, 30% Mourvè­dre, 20% Grenache and 4% Petite Sir­ah. It has intense scents of red­cur­rant, iron, dried tobac­co, black tea leaves, under­brush and flo­ral notes. The medi­um-bod­ied palate offers restrained, min­er­al-dri­ven fruit, chalky tan­nins and mouth­wa­ter­ing acid­i­ty, and it has a long, spicy fin­ish. It will ben­e­fit from a few years’ evo­lu­tion in bot­tle. 94 pts

Erin Brooks/ Wine Advocate