The 2004 Las Madres Syrahs are going fast...

(down to our last 5 cases) and we are anxiously monitoring the 2005 Wines in barrel.

To me, Las Madres has a taste unlike any other syrah I've come across -- call it terroir or Carneros Clay or whatever, but I could pick this wine out of a lineup blindfolded! I've heard it described as black olives, which sounds more like a pinot than a syrah, but maybe that is what you get when you grow syrah in a traditional Pinot area. 2005 will show the same characteristic -- alcohol will be slightly less, which will give more balance to the finished wine, but it won't hurt anyone's enjoyment!

For me, this is the wine I look forward to every bottle ...

Peter