During Fall Release Weekend, the Reynvaan Family Vineyards celebrated its Tenth Anniversary with a retrospective tasting of Syrahs from the In the Rocks Vineyard. The Reynvaan family - parents, Mike and Gale, winemaker son, Matt, daughters Amanda and Angela, and other family members - hosted the event at the winery on the end of Cottonwood Road.. The vintages poured were from 2007, when the winery was started, to a barrel sample of the 2017 vintage. Here are my notes and scores.

2007 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - This showed a deep garnet color and rich aromas of semi-dried fruits, orange peel and smoldering incense. The flavors were maturing beautifully with depth and complexity, followed by a long, slightly nutted finish. 19/20 points.

2008 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - Garnet colored, this possessed smoky aromas of dried berries, roasted nuts orange peel and incense. The flavors were rich and smooth, beautifully matured, with notes of mocha, coffee grounds, distinct Rocks minerality and a long, long, complex savory finish. 19.5/20 points.

2009 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - This showed a ruby-garnet color and rich, smoky aromas of semi-dried berries, burnt leaves, sandalwood and oriental incense. The flavors were thick and chewy, with distinct Rocks minerality, slightly nutted, followed by a long, complex dried finish. 19+/20 points.

2010 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - This was one of the Reynvaan's best vintages, from a cooler year. It showed an intoxicating nose of wild berries, dried lavender, herbs and smoldering incense. The flavors were deep and penetrating, underlain with maturing fruits and cobblestone minerals and loamy, followed by a seemingly endless finish. 19.5/20 points.

2011 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - This showed a brilliant ruby color and a rich nose of wild berries, garrigue and incense. The flavors were supple yet well structured, with layers of elegant fruits, that picked up roasted nuts and orange peel on the way to a long, dryish finish, typical of the 2011 vintage. Slow maturing, this will need more time. 19+/20 points.

2012 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - Medium ruby colored, this wine has developed nicely with floral aromas of raspberry, chassis, lavender and incense. On the palate the wine was pleasingly rich and supple, with notes of licorice, cocoa, French roast and Rocks minerals, followed by a long, dryish finish. 19+/20 points.

2013 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - This vintage displayed a medium ruby color and a warm, rich nose of raspberries, blueberries, currants, tobacco, lavender and white incense. The medium bodied flavors came on elegantly, with notes of licorice, cocoa powder and earth, followed by touches of orange peel and pencil shavings on the toasty, lightly herbed finish. 19/20 points. 

2014 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - Deep ruby-crimson colored, this possessed sultry, smoky aromas of semi-dried fruits, orange peel, garrigue and oriental incense. The medium full bodied flavors came on well structured, with considerable varietal purity, accompanied by notes of dark cocoa, French roast and Rocks minerality, followed by a lingering, savory ripe tannin finish. 19.5/20 points.

2015 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - This showed a deep ruby-crimson color and a lovely, perfumed nose of wild fruits, lavender, violets and oriental incense. The flavors were deliciously ripe and supple, yet focused, with notes of licorice, cocoa powder and loamy cobblestone minerals, followed seamlessly by a long ripe tannin finish. 19.5/20 points.

2016 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard - Deep crimson-purple colored, this possessed an almost ethereal nose of wild fruits, pomegranate and cassis, rose petals, lavender and incense. The stylish flavors were medium bodied yet elegant and well delineated, marked by cocoa powder, earth, orange peel and charcoal, followed by a spice dusted dryish finish. 19+/20 points.

2017 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, In the Rocks Vineyard (Barrel Sample) - This showed a deep ruby color and the nose was a bit closed. The medium full bodied flavors were replete with wild fruits (Boysenberries, huckleberries, currants) and notes of licorice, cocoa, French roast and earth, followed by pressed berries, nuts, lanolin and charcoal, followed by a long finish. Great potential, should go to 19.5/20 points with age.