These two were served last night as mystery wines:
1. Pax Syrah TheHermit NorthCoast (U/U; 13.3%; 100% whole-cluster ferment; 10% Castelli-Knight Ranch/
10% AlderSprings/15% Griffin'sLair/25% WalkerVineHill/40% KoblerFamilyVnyd) Forestville 2014: Very dark color;
very strong whole-cluster/peppery some roasted/Rhonish/black olive tapenade/smoked meats light peppery/blackberry/
Syrah slight floral/violets quite savory lovely nose; fairly tart/tangy very strong w-c/peppery some Rhonish/
roasted/smoked meats/espresso somewhat savory/olive tapenade light blackberry/Syrah/peppery/cold-climatelight
earthy flavor w/ modest angular tannins; very long/lingering strong w-c/peppery rather tart some Rhonish/savory/
tapenade/espresso finish w/ modest angular tannins; dominated by the w-c/peppery character that gives it sort of
a Rhonish character at the expense of the Syrah varietal character; a rather rich/savory very interesting
rendition of Syrah; can benefit from from 3-6 yrs of age. $40.00
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2. DustedVlly PetiteSirah StoneTreeVnyd/WahlukeSlope (20% Syrah; 15.2%; 456 cs) WallaWalla 2012: Black color; very
strong smokey/toasty/charred/oak ripe/boysenberry/plummy/PS slight earthy nose w/ no signs of alcoholic heat;
soft very strong toasty/vanilla/smokey/oak intense boysenberry/blackberry/PS slight earthy/peppery flavor w/
modest ripe/soft tannins; very long soft/rich/lush very strong vanilla/smokey/toasty/oak intense boysenberry/very
ripe/blackberry/PS/bit jammy light earthy/dusty finish w/ modest soft/ripe tannins; a pretty heavy hit of oak but
plenty of intense/ripe/PS underneath; carries the alcohol well; should probably go out another 10 yrs; quite a
good if overripe PS. $30.00
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No BP on these two.
Tom