Tried this over the weekend w/ Susan:
- Donkey&Goat TheWhiteLabel MensocinoMelange Syrah Mendocino (14.2%; www.DonkeyAndGoat.com) 2008: Very dark color; very earthy/dusty/OV rather Mendocino/tomatoey bit peppery/blackberry/Syrah nose; bit tart/lean very earthy/dusty/OV tomatoey/Mendo slight blackberry/Syrah flavor w/ some hard/earthy tannins; med.long very earthy/dusty/OV tomatoey/Mendo slight blackberry/blueberry/Syrah finish w/ some rough/coarse tannins; speaks strongly of MendoCnty w/ that tomatoey/tomatoe sauce character; a quite earthy/rustic/coarse Syrah w/ a paucity of fruit and more like a Languedoc or MtEtna Syrah; rather interesting if atypical Calif Syrah.
A wee BlooyPulpit:
- D&G takes Syrah from Valenti & Perli vnyds in MendoCnty. From the profile of this wine, I suspect it came mostly from GibsonRanch/McDowellVllyVnyds. I believe they were buying grapes from BillyCrawfor back in those days.
Tom