Copain, Syrah, James Berry Vyd., Paso Robles 2004

Purple.

Blue and black fruit, pepper, oak spice and sausage on the nose. Under-stated, deep.

Round and moderately sweet, texturally. Raspberry, earth and spice flavors driven by fairly strong acidity. Flavors coast through, however. Nice tension. I think this will become more expressive in the mouth with bottle-age.

Day 4 - Deep, sausage, nut sauce, earth and pepper nose with black fruit pooled underneath. Structure has moderated considerably, allowing black and blue fruit to express fully. Undoubtedly very good wine, but I still miss the thrill factor from a great site. And I doubt that cellaring will deliver it either.

14.6% alcohol

$45