WTN: Ojai Syrah SBC '14...(short/boring)

This just arrived on Thurs from the Ojai release sale:
1. OjaiVnyd Syrah SBC (13.5%) Helen&Adam Tolmach/Oakview 2014: Med.dark color; strong ery spicy/blackberry/blueberry/Syrah/juicy light earthy/smokey/pungent some floral/violets rather fragrant nose; lightly tart bright/juicy/blackberry/Syrah/blueberry/very spicy bit floral/violets light earthy flavor w/ light tangy tannins; long bright/spicy/juicy/blueberry/blackberry/Syrah slightly tart/lean light floral/violets/lilacs slight smokey/toasty/oak finish w/ light brisk tannins; quite an attractive bright/perfumed/high-toned Ojai Syrah. $25.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I have followed Ojai Syrahs from the very start, the '82, made from Adam's original Estate grapes there in Oakview. The basic SBC Syrah has always been a no-brainer purchase for me...one of the real Syrah values out there. They have always been a junior version of Adam's vnyd-designate Syrahs. And they've aged amazingly well. We have a long history together.
This new SBC Syrah struck me as a bit different from previous Ojai SBC Syrah. Still definitevily Ojai Syrah, this struck me as a bit lighter in style, less bass notes and more high-toned, less oak w/ an emphasis on the floral aspects of Syrah. Quite a nice Ojai Syrah it is.
Tom

I just had the '13 tonight, at a restaurant that had an otherwise dismal list. I was impressed by how integrated and well-put-together the wine was. I think the bottle might have been open a while (it was a BTG pour), but was still pleasing to drink, plenty of flavor, balanced, not marked by oak, tasted of Syrah, savoury, somewhat earthy. Just all around good to accompany with a Jambalaya that was nowhere near its match.