Copain, Syrah, Harrison Clarke, Santa Ynez Valley 2006

Purple/red.

Integrated, discreet nose. Brown sugar, black/blue fruit, slight herbs.

Plush entry immediately challenged by strong acidity. Nice mid-palate flesh/depth. Funny, though, there's a serious thrill/interest problem here. I doubt aging will help.

This Syrah extravaganza needs to stop. Like all the varietal extravaganzas before it.

Day 3 - Deeper nose, more earth and herbs. Round, creamy, peppery, stemmy action in the mouth. Obviously trying harder after my earlier comments. Definitely tight on the finish, but now the (much more interesting) flavors ride longer. Good to know that Mr. Guthrie has programmed his wines to respond to criticism. PFG.

$45