Tried this from my recent shipment last night:
1. EaglepointRanchWnry Syrah MendocinoCnty (14.4%; http://www.EaglePointRanch.com) 2005: Black color; very strong blackberry/Syrah/boysenberry bit minerally/licorice/herbal/olive light toasty/oak slight roasted/Rhonish/coffee nose; tart bit hard/tannic very strong blackberry/Syrah slight roasted/Rhonish/pungent flavor; very long somewhat tannic/hard/chalky light roasted/Rhonish/espresso strong blackberry/Syrah/licorice/pungent finish; needs several yrs yet and should go out ten; a lovely/beautiful Syrah w/ great structure in the SteveEdmunds mold; a steal at $23.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Grown and made, of course, by our own CaseyHartlip. We tried his trio (Grenache/PetiteSirah/Syrah) upon their release last Fall and was mightly impressed, especially the Syrah, and ordered a bunch. The Syrah has gotten even better over the last 6 months and is starting to show some Rhonish character that I really liked. One of the best Syrahs coming out of MendocinoCnty these days.
Tom