89 Points Robert Parker
The dense ruby/purple-colored 1997 Syrah Balmoral exhibits smoke, blackberry, licorice, and oak aromas, full body, sweet tannin, and a long finish. It is best consumed over the next 7-8 years.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Robert M. Parker, Jr. June, 2001
93 Points James Halliday
Medium to full red-purple; the bouquet is potent, with voluminous cherry/plum fruit and spicy vanilla oak. The rich, complex palate is expansive in every way - fruit, oak and tannins. All it needs is time. Drink to 2015.
James Halliday. June, 2021
The dense ruby/purple-colored 1997 Syrah Balmoral exhibits smoke, blackberry, licorice, and oak aromas, full body, sweet tannin, and a long finish. It is best consumed over the next 7-8 years. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) June, 2001 by Robert Parker