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by TomHill » Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:09 pm
Tried this the other night w/ my Burratta & veggies:
1. SonomaCoastVnyds Syrah SonomaCoast (14.56%; ClaryRanch/PetalumaGap + HummingbirdHillVnyd; Clones 1, 174, 887; Hrvstd: 10/6-11/7; 395 cs; TA: 0.669) AnthonyAustin 2003: Very dark color; strong boysenberry/cranberry/Syrah/violets spicy/peppery/cold-climate some smokey/Rhonish/bacon fat/roasted light toasty/oak lovely cold-climate/complex nose; somewhat tart spicy/cranberry/blackberry/Syrah light toasty/oak slight peppery/cold-climate light pungent/Rhonish some tannic/hard complex flavor; med.long some hard/tannic boysenberry/cranberry/Syrah/DrPepper//violets light toasty/oak slight peppery/cold-climate finish; a lovely cold-climate Syrah nose but may be starting to dry out a bit on the palate; drink up. $32.00
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by SteveEdmunds » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:26 pm
Same Tony Austin used to be the winemaker at Firestone, back in the Stone-Age?
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by TomHill » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:40 am
Steve Edmunds wrote:Same Tony Austin used to be the winemaker at Firestone, back in the Stone-Age?
Yup....the very one.....a bit older..presumably wiser...now.
Tom
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