Syncline, Mckinley Springs Syrah, Horse Heaven Hills

Huge surprise! Wow.

After reading about Mr. Greenblanket and the Syncline McKilnley Springs 2003 Syrah, I went down and got a few bottles. We opened one tonight and drank with a Tri-Tip steak, roasted asparagus, and baked sweet potatoe. Mr. Greenblanket is up in the night..... this wine has years left in its drinkability! There were some dregs during the last glass but no more than other syrahs after being laid down for 4 plus years (which includes fine Southern Rhones). We opened …

Greenblanket really liked this wine last time around and he can still recognize many of the positive characteristics that are present nearly two years later including strong aromatics, a deeply fruited palate, great acidity, ripe tannins, very sophisticated oak flavors and a still impressive finish. But, this wine just doesn't have enough syrah character to make Greenblanket as schmoopy about it as he was two years ago. Blackberries, blueberries and coffee just don't say syrah enough for Greenblanket especially as …

This wine was shared alongside a Latitude 46 Clifton Cuvee at an informal and hastily arranged dinner with Mr. and Mrs. No Spit and the Greenblankets. Compared to the old world style Latitude wine this fruity, concentrated syrah stood out like Mrs. No Spit that time when she wore her fur coat into the Whole Foods Market in the university district - man, them folks sure didn't know what to make of that - but I digress. The Syncline had …