2003 Santa Carolina Syrah (Bariica Selection)

A hot Chile, hombre! What a wine, track it down like a bloodhound and buy a case. This was a surprise gift for 20 or 30 hours of raking and gutter cleaning at 1811 but made every sipping moment well worth that trouble. Full-bodied with a character reminscent of Simon Bolivar. What have they been doing up in those Andes foothills? Thanks to the J (no mean gutterer herself) and Mrs. Son of the Eyes for delivering this treat after watching Roy William's boys get back in the saddle against the netted, Tennessee Warbelers. The Syrah found a home next to some soothing Carolina 'cue (Meakes? Stameys?) that finally completed two days of familial interventions and deflections. I'm a headin' back to the Teeter for another bottiglia.