Tried these two Syrahs at our Pig+Fig tasting ystrday:
1. Peay Syrah SonomaCoast (14.1%) PeayVnyds/Annapolis/Cloverdale 2003: Med.color w/ some browning; lovely rather c-c/peppery spicy/blackberry/black cherry/cherry/Syrah light pencilly/Fr.oak quite complex nose; lightly tart some c-c/peppery bit delicate blackberry/blueberry/Syrah fully mature flavor w/ light delicate tannins; a lovely fully-mature Peay Syrah w/ light c-c/peppery/Syrah character; no signs of drying out or over the hill on the palate.
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2. Lagier-Meredith Syrah MtVeeder/NapaVlly (14.8%; 18 mo. in neutral Fr.oak; Bttld: May23/2006; 700 cs) 2004: Very dark color w/ very slight bricking; very classic MtVeeder/very spicy/blackberry//Syrah slight c-c/peppery strong toasty/Fr.oak classic L-M Syrah rather youthful bit complex nose; lightly tart rather rich/lush very spicy/MtVeeder blackberry/black cherry/Syrah some toasty/Fr.oak rather structured flavor / light bit complex bit chewey tannins; very long/lingering very Spicy Syrah finish that tracks the flavor; a classic L-M very spicy/MtVeeder Syrah that's in great shape & showing little signs of its age; probably not going to develop much more & just will soften the tannins.
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More zittlecrick from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. The Peay Syrah on release was not a particularly intense fruit Syrah & more an elegant expression of Syrah. I was expecting it, as the oldest Syrah, to be pretty much dead & gone. It was not. It is gracefully slipping into the twilight of its yrs.
The L-M was a classic L-M very spicy Syrah that still has structure & little signs of its age. Amazingly youthful.
Tom