TN: Three Kenneth-Crawford Syrahs '06...(short/boring)

WINE TALK
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Tried this trio over the weekend, side-by-side:

  1. Kenneth-Crawford Syrah Verna’sVnyd/SBC (15.6%) Buellton 2006: Very dark color w/ slight bricking; beautiful blackberry/Syrah/boysenberry bit licorice/pungent ripe some black pepper quite complex classic SBC Syrah nose; lightly tart intense blackberry/ripe Syrah/boysenberry bit alcoholic/hot some licorice/pungent slight peppery quite complex classic SBC Syrah flavor w/ light slight drying/astringent tannins; very long/lingering very spicy/blackberry/Syrah/ripe/boysenberry light licorice/pungent complex finish w/ light smooth bit drying tannins; more flamboyant & more classic SBC Syrah but a bit further along.
  1. Kenneth-Crawford Syrah LarnerVnyd/SantaYnezVlly (15.2%) 2006: Very dark color w/ slight bricking; less aromatic strong blackberry/Syrah bit simpler very slight peppery slight perfumey/insecticide ripe less complex lovely nose; softer some aromatic/insecticide strong blackberry/Syrah bit tighter/simpler some complex mature Syrah flavor w/ light ripe/smooth tannins; very long/lingering very spicy/blackberry/Syrah ripe bit insecticide/perfumed bit simpler slightly tart finish w/ light smooth tannins; the insecticide character is a bit strange but not at all off-putting.
  1. Kenneth-Crawford LafondVnyd/SantaRitaHills (15.5%) 2006: Very dark color w/ slight bricking; lovely blackberry/Syrah some cracked black pepper/c-c lightly pungent bit roasted/Rhonish slight wet dog fur bit tighter/closed rather complex nose; tarter/leaner more austere strong blackberry/Syrah/spicy more structured some cracked black pepper slight Rhonish/roasted/smoked meats fairly complex flavor w/ light smooth tannins; very long/lingering more structured strong blackberry/Syrah/spicy bit harder rather black pepper/Rhonish finish w/ light smooth tannins; more black pepper & more Rhonish character; a lovely fully-mature SBC Syrah.

A wee BloodyPulpit:

  1. K-C was a partnership between Kenneth Gummere and Mark Horvath. The partnership has since dissolved and they have gone their separate ways. In their day, they made as fine a SantaBarbara Rhone as you could find. Followed them from the very start, I did/I did.
    All three of these Syrahs were distinctly different and fully-mature SBC Syrahs. The Larner was a bit strangeer, the Lafond more interesting & more Rhonish.
    Tom
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Inquiring minds want to know: What insecticide are you referring to? There are so many!

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Well…probably Real-Kill. That’s what my parents always used to spray for ants.
It was just an aroma I recalled from my youth (which was not all that long ago).
Tom

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I don’t think I could post anything positive about a wine if I should detect what one would describe as “insecticide”. :0

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They add very aromatic volatiles to insecticides, some of which are kinda pleasant. So it’s not all that bad…and it conjures up memories of dousing cockroaches with Real-Kill and watching them go thru their death throes. I had a strange childhood!!
Tom