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This Special Summary Issue covers 2001-2007 West Coast Syrah wines.  Updated West Coast Syrah wines, scores and prices in this issue shows the “Average Price per Score” from 2004-2007 wines scored by at least two of the major wine critics and available for sale in the US.

We did a comparison between August 2006 and November 2009 prices and found the following:

West Coast Syrah Average Price Per Score

The Nov 2009 ‘price per score’ for wines remained relatively the same except for the high scoring 93-94 point range which lowered substantially.

At the high scoring end, the 2007 Tensley, Syrah Santa Barbara Colson Canyon Vineyard received an average score of 95 points and at $35 is 33% of the average cost of a similar scoring West Coast Syrah, earning it a Great Value moniker.  The 2007 Jaffurs, Syrah Santa Barbara Bien Nacido Vineyard also received an average score of 95 and at $40 is 37% of the average $107 cost of a similar scoring West Coast Syrah.

At the value end, at $9, the 2005 Cycles Gladiator, Syrah Central Coast received an average score of 87 and is 35% of the average $26 cost of a similar scoring West Coast Syrah, a Great Value.

A total of 2,389 West Coast Syrah wines are profiled in this issue.