Fess Parker Syrah American Tradition Reserve

Wow this is one of my last bottles from being a FP wine club member. I quit because I thought that all they could do was high Alc big boy wines. I think they were better when young and this one being '07 has not mellowed with age. It's still hot in Alc and what little taste components that were once there are obscured. I wonder if they have a new wine maker or if they're just resting on the …

Cherries and dark pit fruit. Fine tanin but a little hot on the finish.

Black olive, tar, smoked bacon, black licorice, some black fruits peaking out from under the darkness; blackberry, blueberry, also slightly floral. This is dense, rich, and long in the mouth. This is layered, and tannic, with blackmeated fruit showing at this point. Short on elegance, and heavy-handed, I would say, but likely to improve with some time.