Goats Do Roam in Villages from South Africa - 2003 Red. Wasn't that impressed when I first opened it. Had a glass and put it in the frig. Next day had a glass and thought it was pretty good. But the night after that - very, VERY nice. Lots of black fruit, some kind of dark berryish flavors (boysenberry and/or blackberry and/or blueberry type of thing) and coffee or cocoa. Wasn't in a position to pay that close attention, company here, but it was an odd blend, odd result at least. Good tannins, not harsh and just enough oak. Very rich and rather serious complex of well integrated flavors. Unusual fruit and that was a nice surprise for such an inexpensive wine. Earthy, too. Am buying more. It was only 13$. NEEDS TO BREATHE A LOT for some reason. I'd even open it in the AM if I were drinking it at night.
Coppola Sirah/Shiraz - 2003 - Very berryish and fruity, beautiful color (need to have it again before commenting further but it was nice), both this and the prior really needed to breathe before I could appreciate what they were about. More and more I'm thinking wine needs more time to breathe than I always believed. I think you need a decanter with a broad base so lots of surface area is in contact with air. Have a Cappola Zin waiting, maybe will have some tonight.
AI
