Lovin’, Detjens, Squeezin’

Thomas Coyne 1999 Syrah Detjens Farm (Livermore Valley) – Interestingly, there is no alcohol indication anywhere on the label. I thought that was a regulatory no-no. Anyway, this has aged and not-aged, in a way that’s become fairly typical of California syrah. Smokier and more sepia-toned Old Western than it was, yet still full of primary-textured heft. This has not moved so much as…slid. Will more time help? Perhaps, but I lack another bottle with which to find out. (12/11)


2 Comments

  • Hank

    January 14, 2012

    I seem to remember that if it is under 14%, you can simply write “table wine” on it without an actual number. I think…

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    • thor iverson

      January 14, 2012

      Yes, that’s correct (or at least it used to be) but even that wasn’t on the label. Eyeballing the adhesion I guessed somewhere in the 14% range, but that’s just a guess.

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