Kendall-Jackson Syrah Vintner's Reserve 2016

This Vintner's Reserve Syrah is richly layered with flavors of plum, jammy blackberry, cola and just the right amount of spice followed by velvety, lingering tannins.

Sticky tar, dense blackberry, leather, soy and lilacs combine for a thick nose on this well-priced, widely available bottling. Beef char, dense purple flowers, blackberry jam and tar consume the palate, which is chewy with a strong tannic structure.