Tried this last night w/ dinner:
1. WildHorse Syrah JamesBerryVnyd/PasoRobles (12.8%) 1995: Black color w/ slight bricking; lovely pungent/light tarry/slight reduced light blackberry/blueberry/Syrah smokey bit roasted/green olive/Rhonish some complex nose; tart bit lean/hard/dried out rather pungent/tarry bit tannic/hard slight roasted/smokey/pungent light blackberry/blueberry/Syrah slight bretty/horsecollar flavor; med. bit hard/tannic/dried out some roasted/pungent/Rhonish light blueberry/Syrah finish; beautiful complex somewhat Rhonish nose but starting to dry out on the palate. $23.00
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And a wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This wine was made by KennyVolk back in his hey-dey when he was making some pretty spectacular stuff at WildHorse. IMHO, not shared throughout the wine world though, KenVolk is one of the real pioneers of PasoRobles wines. This was one of the very first crops off the new JamesBerry Vnyd (Justin Smith/Saxum). Winemaker
was one MattTrevisan/LinneColado.
The wine is starting to dry out on the palate slightly, but it has a wonderful complex nose and still is pretty tasty. However, it is NOT a wine that most fans of Paso Syrah would probably care much for. It has a pretty anemic alcohol level and is sorely lacking in gobs of hedonistic fruit. Tasted blind, it would not be obviously a Paso Syrah and, therefore, can be faulted for failing to show PasoRobles terroir. I liked the stuff, though, so what can I say?? One btl left.
TomHill