Our 2015 Chico's Hill Syrah has sweet oak and black fruit on the nose, with notes of saddle leather, smoked meats and bacon. It is plush, complex, and smoky on the palate with deep black currants, plums, and bacon tones. 18 cases produced. | Winemaker Bryan Kvamme for MartinelliThe inky purple-black colored 2015 Syrah Chico's Hill opens with pronouced creme de cassis, baked blackberries, tar and smoky bacon notes with wafts of black pepper, potpourri and fertile loam. The ultra-full-bodied, pedal-to-the-metal palate gives loads of spicy black fruit preserves and a notably chewy texture, with balanced freshness and a very long, pepper-laced finish. | 95+ points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown for The Wine Advocate...laced with the essence of dark cherry, pomegranate, spice, cedar and tobacco. Lush and forward, but with good aromatic complexity, the Chico's is another wine that exudes character as well as nuance. I would prefer to drink it over the next decade. Soft, plush and inviting, with no hard edges and exceptional balance, the Chico's Hill is super-impressive today. | 94 points, Antonio Galloni for Vinous