Martinelli "Terre Felice" Syrah, Russian River Valley 2003

Opaque purple.

Huge menthol/licorice nose. This could only be concentrated, northern CA, cool climate Syrah. Immediately brings to mind Pax Griffin's Lair. Killer. Meat and other stuff underneath.

Round and grainy from the get go. Huge volume in the mouth, with light tannic structure on the periphery. Not a great deal of complexity, but this gets brownie points for concentration and expressiveness. Tannin builds with air. I wonder what this would do with 4-5 more years in bottle? But this is my only one.

Day 3 - Still wildly expressive on the nose. Same killer action. Ditto in the mouth, but acidity seems more elevated, a bit more bite. This has personality. Extremely long menthol/wilted greens finish.

$30? Purchased at the winery. 14.2% alcohol.