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KARL’S PAIRING: 2007 Nth Degree Syrah, Livermore Valley
From the first note you realize that this is authentic funk that brings you to New Orleans and reminds you of the Neville Brothers and The Meters. From the first smell of this wine, you realize that this is authentic syrah. All instruments come out together from the opening bell and you get the feeling that the band has been together for a while; it is a tight style of music with a good grove and a combination of clean guitar licks and the Wah pedal. The 2007 Nth Degree Syrah is my favorite of all of the vintages of Nth Degree Syrah (dating back to the 2002 vintage). It has aromas of wild blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, toast, ground spices, and a discernable note of a gamey meat. The fruit flavors are like the ever-present and ever-changing guitar with complexity of fruit that reminds you of fruits of the forest, like wild blackberry, raspberry. The rest of the band is holding the foundation of the meaty and oaky complexity of the wine. All the pieces fit together with incredible complexity, yet without anything dominating or stepping over the line. Everything has its place, yet each piece is confident in its place…both in the make-up of the music and in the experience of the wine.
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