Renwood 2000 Syrah, Sierra Series

[hotwine]

Foodie, I had my last unfiltered Camel at 9 PM on 16 Jan '91.... but who's counting? Could field-strip 'em with either hand in under five seconds, a hard-learned skill that's now lost to the ages. Instructor was one of the orneriest platoon sergeants in the Army. (The alternative to learning that most useful skill was low-crawling around the company area and policing up cigarette butts in our teeth. A couple of bouts of that, and I quickly learned field-stripping.) When out of Camels, I'd bum a filtered something or other and rip off the filter, or sometimes even hand-roll pipe tobacco; but would gladly walk a mile or three instead, and quite often did. The fond memories of the flavors remain, and I still enjoy even the hint of tobacco notes in a wine.