2021 kaamos

A well-com­posed blend of 70% petite sir­ah, 20% mourve­dre and 10% grenache with aro­mas of cher­ries, for­est berries, blue­ber­ries, wafers and roast­ed black pep­per. Full body with firm tan­nins. It has so much tex­ture on the mid-palate, with a long, fine-grained and focused fin­ish. Drink or hold. 94 pts

James Suck­ling

A whiff of con­fec­tionary spice and minty herbs gives way to dried straw­ber­ries and crushed stones as the 2021 Kaamos blos­soms in the glass. It’s silky and sooth­ing­ly round with juicy acid­i­ty to bal­ance as tart wild berry fruits wash across the palate, leav­ing saline min­er­als under an air of blue and pur­ple-toned inner flo­rals. The Kaamos cakes the palate in flo­ral con­cen­tra­tion, as a res­o­nance of red plums mix­es with liq­uid stone. 94 pts

Eric Gui­do, Vinous

One of the dark­er, more meaty, min­er­al-laced wines in the line­up, the 2021 Kaamos is 70% Petite Sir­ah, 20% Mourvè­dre, and 10% Grenache. Black and blue fruits, graphite, crushed stone, and vio­lets all define the aro­mat­ics, and it’s beau­ti­ful­ly tex­tured, full-bod­ied, has a good sense of fresh­ness, and out­stand­ing length. 93+ pts

Jeb Dunnuck/Jebdunnuck.com