Tried this last night w/ dinner:
1. AndrewMurray Eleven BraveOakVnyd/PasoRobles Syrah (14.5%; http://www.AndrewMurrayVineyards.com) 2005: Very dark/near black color; very strong blackberry/Syrah/licorice/boysenberry bit PR/jammy slight chocolaty ripe/juicy nose; soft very lush/ripe/juicy blackberry/boysenberry/Syrah bit licorice/chocolaty flavor; long soft/lush strong blackberry/Syrah/boysenberry chocolaty/licorice finish w/ light tannins; a ripe/juicy slight PR/jammy d-Arenberg-style Syrah w/ little oak; quite nice and not a whiff of VA.
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A wee BloodtPulpit:
1. This was a btl JimCross gave me to try when I was out in LasVegas this weekend. Would guess the price in the mid-$20's. It was a very good Oz-style Syrah w/o any obvious oak. And not a trace of the high VA that has plagued young Andrew's wines in the past. Maybe he's got that figured out.
Since the AndrewMurray vnyd was sold, Andrew has moved his wnry over onto the back lot of the Firestone property. He no longer has access to the Estate grapes and is now buying grapes from a number of different vnyds.
TomHill