Copain, Syrah "Thompson" Santa Barbara Cty. 2005

Purple/red.

Interesting nose - toasted nut, Bordeaux (indeed) greens, fresh raspberry. I can't tell yet if the green character is from stem inclusion or just cool climate greenness.

Round and dense in the mouth, with green character now veering to stem/chili with corresponding stem chew hitting the front teeth in a significant way. But all this in a moderate way that works well. Raspberry fortunately shows too. Seems to have significant acidity, but is not abrasive. I wonder what this will do with 5-6 years in the bottle?

$45