Tried this last night w/ dinner:
1. Radio-Coteau LasColinas Syrah SonomaCoast (428 cs; U/U; www.RadioCoteau.com; 14.6%) 2008: Very dark color; intense blackberry/blueberry/Syrah some peppery/cold-climate quite perfumed/spicy/fragrant some pencilly/oak/Burgundian pungent/licorice/roasted bit Rhonish beautiful nose; slightly tart smooth/velvety/balanced/polished light pencilly/oak strong blackberry/blueberry/Syrah rather cold-climate/peppery/cracked black pepper/roasted/pungent/licorice complex flavor; very long/lingering light pencilly/oak very strong blackberry/blueberry/Syrah peppery/very spicy/cold-climate some roasted/Rhonnish smooth/balanced complex finish w/ modest tannins; a beautiful Syrah that showing some evolution. $43.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This was a throw-away wine I grabbed to go w/ my farro/aborio torta. Thought it would be a nice wine to try. It was...and way more than that. Another great example of a wine that has put on weight since I first tried it. It was, then, two yrs ago, a rather pretty wine that tasted like a Syrah made by a Pinot producer. It spoke quietly of Syrah, but showed a lot of elegant Pinot style. Now, it spoke loudly of cold-climate Syrah, some NorthernRhone character, and had much more intensity and complexity. Another terrific wine from EricSussman.
Tom