2 bottles of wines considered close to perfect by the Wine Advocate. California "Rhone Ranger" Alban 2006 Reva Syrah (100 points)

"The 2006 Syrah Reva, coming from parcels of dark, volcanic soil, has off-the-chart richness and intensity. This thick, opaque-purple colored wine offers up notes of scorched earth, ground pepper, and blackberry liqueur intermixed with cassis, licorice, camphor, and tar. The wine is spectacular in every sense. Full-bodied and certainly not for wimps, this is a remarkably concentrated yet very nuanced and intense wine that should age for 20 more years."

100 Points, The Wine Advocate