McCrea Sirocco

Cork looked suspicious, but not to worry...not spoiled. This wine is definitely ready to go...some of the fruit forward of the style is no longer present. Hints of tabacco and blackberry. Overall very good.

Here's a delicious, lively, well balanced Washington rhone style blend. But don't get me wrong, I didn't say rhone like, I said rhone style. This still has lots of lively fruit and spice backed by still firm tannin and fresh acidity. While it's not a replacement for a good southern rhone wine it has a lot more stuffing left than two well regarded 2005 CdRV Cairanne wines I recently tried.

Fantastic sipping wine. Increased speed and quantity brought too much heat and confusion.

medium bodied. Perfect accompaniment with the Coq au Vin we served for New Years Eve!

I've really like this wine when I've had it at Zoe and the Rhone Rangers tasting. Didn't realize it was a GSM.

Opened and poured into the glass withouot decanting. Rasberries on the nose which increased in intensity as the wine remained open over a two hour time period. Ruby red in color indicative of the primary components of Granache and Syrah. Strong red fruit on the front end but with a hint of spiciness. The wine is smooth from front to back with a long viscous finish that leaves a smoothness to the tongue. Modest but noticeable alcohol on the start …