Cool-climate Syrah is one of the wine world's great underrated thrills, and Melville's Donna's Block, named for founder Ron Melville's wife, is a prime example. The block sits on the western edge of the estate where sandy loam soils and steady ocean winds shrink the berries and concentrate everything. The result is a Syrah miles from the jammy stereotype: dark, peppery and savory, with bright acidity and that wild, meaty, almost Northern Rhone-like edge that only happens when Syrah grows somewhere genuinely cold. Organically farmed, 100% estate. If you think you don't like California Syrah, this is the bottle to change your mind.