Tried this last night w/ my fresh tomatoes:
1. Jaffurs PetiteSirah ThompsonVnyd/SBCnty (ArchibaldCuvee; 15.8%) 2004: Very dark color w/ slight browning; rather toasty/Fr.oak/smokey very intense blackberry/boysenberry/blueberry/ripe/spicy strong chocolaty very classic Thompson/peppery huge fruit bit complex nose; somewhat soft lush/ripe/blackberry/boysenberry/PS rather black pepper/Thompson/spicy fairly complex flavor w/ modest hard tannins; very long/lingering bit astringent/drying intense blackberry/boysenberry/PS/blueberry rather toasty/smokey/oak finish w/ modest drying/astringent tannins & a bit of alcoholic heat; starting to dry out a bit but still huge PS fruit.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This btl was from another orphan stash I found in my garage at 10+ yrs of miserable storage. The Jaffurs SBC Syrah '04 and the Grenache '04 from that same stash were pretty much dead & gone. This wine is starting to fade but still offered up plenty of pleasure. One of the early/famed ArchinaldCuvves from Jaffurs.
Tom