I'm in the mood for a break from all the pontificating you pompous asses do.
"Bill Spohn" > wrote in message
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> I'm in a Rhone mood lately and as SWMBO has temporarily taken leave for
> warmer
> climes I thought I'd treat myself and check and see how this was doing.
>
> The colour was relatively light, almost like a Burgundy. The nose had the
> telltale violets, however - I am told that this comes from the addition of
> Viognier to the Syrah (in this case 4%). I have not yet convinced one of
> the
> local BC winemakers to do two batches of Syrah, one with the addition of a
> bit
> of Viognier. I think I will keep working on La Frenz, as he makes Viognier
> already, and as an Aussie has an innate right to dabble with 'Shiraz'.
>
> This wine was medium weight, with a very pleasant sweetness on palate, and
> although the tannins are present, they are almost fully resolved. It has
> good
> balance and very good length, and I doubt it will get any better, though
> it
> should last quite a few more years. Very nice bottle. A shame it is now
> in the
> $80 C. range for the current vintage. I enjoyed it over a whole evening
> and it
> kept getting better.