Well said. What a deal. They were $16 on that deal IIRC.
I blew through a six pack in the past year.
Just drinking great right now. Fun wine.
Phil,
It’s so odd how our notes can be so similar, even though you seemed to like this a bit more than I. This note is from 3/15/09:
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 2 days –
NOSE: complex bouquet of anise, leather, boysenberries, plum, and a hint of smoke. The bouquet is more earthy than it is fruity, and does have an off-putting vegetal streak running throughout. It did show some citrus tones immediately after opening, but these dissipated over the two days.
BODY: dark earthy garnet color of great depth, with some bricking at the outermost part of the edge; medium bodied … maybe even medium-light bodied.
TASTE: right after opening this showed strong flavors of cigar and mint with the vegetal note from the bouquet repeated on the palate. On day 2, this moved from being beautifully well-balanced to being too acidic (which is something I’ve rarely, if ever, come by in a Syrah); a bit hot on the finish (which surprised me given the low 13.8% alc.); earthy; plums and blackberries; leather; finish is of medium length (30 sec.). Can definitely taste some age on it; this wine is at, or past, its peak. Drink now.
B: 50, 5, 12, 14, 7 = 88
Big P likes to go on CT and copy notes from people that wrote them 6 months ago to avoid suspicion. 
not lasting to Day 2 is a consistent indicator of very good wine! ![[dance-clap.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/8/835ce082e2fa9c96c4b7f96406bf6e9a0db882ff.gif "[dance-clap.gif]"){kind=small}