Copain
Mendocino County, California
Eaglepoint Ranch
Syrah
2005
$24.99
14.5%
Dull core, the black shifts easily into brick red and then yellowing with a hint of brown, showing its age but not in a worrisome fashion. Rough and tumble nose of saddle leather, grill fat and charcoal smoke, there's still considerable caramel and butterscotch accents left, rounds out with eucalyptus, muddy earth and a smattering of cherry, blackberry fruit scents, no alcoholic burn yet overall seems disjointed. Full-bodied, velvety and sappy texture that has it stuck to the palate. If there was ever any tannin it's long gone now. Juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry fruit with a spritz of grapefruit. Hints of olive tapenade, more grill fat and rawhide. Opens up nicely and while not profound it's more than satisfying.
89 points

Note: One of the older Copain wines acquired during the past year on Winebid, this one has held up pretty well, kudos to Casey.