Larry brought this last night to share:
1. Failla Syrah Estate/SonomaCoast (14.1%) 2005: Very dark/near black color; very intense peppery/whole-cluster intense black olive tapenade cold-climate/peppery strong blackberry/peppery/spicy/boysenberry some toasty/charred/oak very complex nose; very tart intense black olive tapenade black pepper/w-c/cold-climate strong blackberry/boysenberry/Syrah strong toasty/charred/oak rather complex flavor w/ ample hard tannins; very long/lingering intense peppery/c-c/w-c/black olive tapenade strong blackberry/spicy/Syrah strong charred/smokey/oak/roasted finish w/ ample hard tannins; evolving at a snail's pace but absolutely delicious right now save for the hard tannins.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Every time I have one of Ehren's Estate Syrahs, I can't help but think this is one of Calif's greatest Syrahs...if not in the World.
Tom