After e-mailing in my next order, thought I'd try:
1. CedarvilleVnyd PetiteSirah NaylorVnyd/ElDorado/SierraFoothills (144 cs; 14.7%; http://www.CedarvilleVineyard.com) FairPlay 2002: Very dark/black color; beautiful licorice/peppery/blackberry/PS earthy/dusty light pencilly/oaked slight smokey/pungent/mocha nose; soft bit tannic/hard strong licorice/peppery/blackberry/PS some earthy/dusty/minerally light pencilly/oak flavor; long quite peppery/pungent/licorice blackberry/earthy/forest floor/PS slight tannic/drying finish; not a dramatic powerhouse of a PS but just mighty fine drinking and shows the Eldorado/dusty/earthy terroir; great price at $21.
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And a wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I have followed CedarvilleVnyds from the very start, of course. Jonathan & Susan make some of the consistently best wines being made in ElDoradoCnty; one of the flagship wineries IMHO. They just seem to quietly toil away up there in FairPlay making emminently drinkable wines at great prices and just don't attract much attention or buzz, except for those few of us who like drinking deelish wines at a great price. Never had any big/bombastic/95+ wines from them...but have also never had one that disappointed either. They're not the kind of cult wines that'll have your guests swooning when they see it being poured, unless your guests are already in the know. My kind of wines.
This '02 PS is really coming together nicely and should easily go out another 2-4 yrs I would guess.
Tom