Add Wells Gutherie to my list of admired winemakers. (Mike Officer, Fred Scherrer, Tom Dehlinger, newcomers like Bradley Browne and Dave Corey and a few others). These are the guys who make consistently great wine, offer exceptional service and sell at fair prices. These area the “keepers.”
The wine (from the great James Berry Vineyard): 15% alcohol. The label does not list varietal composition, but this tastes like a S Rhone blend to me (possibly heavier on the syrah).
Medium dark ruby. Aromas of red fruit and forrrest floor. Black cherries on the initial palate, followed by a little smoke, black pepper and an herbal element. Intense without being heavy, balanced and pure. Lingering aftertaste.
Over several years now I’ve been consistently impressed with Copain. Wells’ offerings impress in large and small ways and don’t disappoint. Worthy of a Berserker. ![[berserker.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/8/8600bbd4810d342b8fbd4ffb62b4f0026275fd37.gif "berserker"){kind=small}