After going 0-3 on my first wines for dinner, went for a sure thing:
1. CedarvilleVnyds PetiteSirah NaylorVnyd/SierraFoothills/ElDorado (220 cs; 15.5%; www.CedarvilleVineyard.com) 2004: Very dark/black color; strong vanilla/Am.oak/smokey/bourbon some earthy/mushroomy/ElDorado/truffle/pungent some peppery/blackberry/licorice/PS fairly complex nose; soft strong Am.oak/vanilla/bourbon fairly earthy/mushroomy rather peppery/PS/licorice/blackberry bit tannic/hard flavor; very long strong earthy/mushroomy/truffly strong vanilla/Am.oak/bourbon some peppery/PS/licorice/blackberry/smokey some complexfinish w/ bit of hard tannins; a big PS that's starting to smooth out a bit but can still go on for more yrs; speaks loud & strong of ElDorado (that old terroir thing) and PS; like all Cedarville wines a steal at $21.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I have, of course, followed Cedarville from the very start when they showed their Syrah at HdR...way back when. Their PS, always from the nearby NaylorVnyd, has always been a favorite of mine. Just got their pre-release offering and note that they will not have a 2011 PS because the vnyd got hit hard, so they offered some library ones.
Tom

