Syrah/Shiraz tasting.

My local store didn't have much in the way of American Syrahs except for one that I have had before. I really wanted to taste one along a French and Australian example, but oh well. This includes one I had tasted in the month prior.
2008 Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage "Petit-Ruche" 12.5% abv.
c- concentrated darker/bricking red.
a- spicy, smoky, jalapeno, vegetable.
f- really carries to the mouth. seems watered down. jalapenos, wood. lighter than expected. lighter mouth and shorter finish. interesting vanilla-y/marshmallow finish.
85
2009 Yalumba "Y series" Shiraz-Viognier South Australia 13.5% abv.
94% shiraz, 6% viognier. I know this blend may sound odd, but there is a long tradition of adding viognier to syrah in the Cote Rotie, the northern Rhone region of France.
c- dark purple/ black concentrated color.
a- berry, earth-leather, touch tart cherry, softer.
f- big. some tannin. fruity, soft. med body, med finish.
87
2008 Yalumba Shiraz-Viognier Eden Valley 14.5% abv.
97% shiraz, 3% viognier.
c- dark concentrated inky purple black.
a- tequila? red berries, blue berry. tart cherry. mellow oak, leather.
f- cedary oak, fruit. soft. medium body but shorter finish.
87 (of interest this bottle from a more specific region and costing more got the same score as the one above, costing less).
2008 Heartland Shiraz South Australia 14.5% abv.
c- dark inky purple, very concentrated.
a- tobacco, chocolate, dark fruits, oak.
f- cedary oak. big full bodied longer finish. dark fruits, vanilla, touch tannin.
88
What did I like here? The Chapoutier had the lowest score but it was different and therefore interesting. But I probably wouldn't buy again unless I could find it at a lesser price. The yaluma y series is clearly a good deal, and the heartland wasn't bad either, though a few dollars more. I would buy both again.