Caton Vineyard Ballfield Syrah

Cough syrup

Bacon fat and boysenberries. Deeply textured. Ty Caton has hit this one out of the park.

Just what you want with grilled pork chops.

Smells like raid

A bit over-done , imo ... could have stood to be less subtle , which probably means we drank it too soon. Maybe a good 5 years for the 2017

Very mellow

Light nose. Berry and cherry - nice structure. High quality

$42-36

Cellar tracker says drink by 2016. Don't believe it. This has a few good years left, but it is drinking beautifully right now.

Got this as a gift for setting up my cousin Jimmys trip to Sonoma and Napa

2009 vintage matured nicely, well balance.