2009 & 2010 Keplinger "Kingpin Rows" Knights Valley Syrah Tasting Lot

94 points Wine Advocate: "The 2009 Kingpin Rows (100% Syrah from Pelkan Ranch) is plush, sweet, rich and totally inviting. This is a more finessed, perfumed style than the 2008. Layers of radiant fruit flow effortlessly to the silky, polished finish in this fabulous red. The 2009 can be enjoyed now or cellared. (AG)" (12/2011) 92 points Int'l Wine Cellar: "Knockout perfume combines black and purple berries, violet and licorice. Juicy and extremely tight, hiding its flesh today. Began stubbornly closed but aeration brought subtle sweet and savory flavors of dark berries, bitter chocolate, iodine and peppercorn, lifted by a floral quality. Light on its feet yet extremely backward, finishing with huge toothcoating tannins. (ST) 92+" (05/2012)