2003 Turley Petite Syrah

I have to admit that the first time I really fell in love with a wine was with a Turley that my husband brought home from Seattle, Washington in the early 80's. I was a bit upset that he paid $30.00 for a bottle of wine but, wow! Years have passed and to be honest, we don't drink that much Turley anymore, but we did have this one recently and paired it with our appetizer course of Stichelton cheese, an English blue cheese which is similar to Stilton. You know how difficult it can be to pair a blue cheese with a wine, but this went perfectly. I guess 15% alcohol can stand up to a rich blue cheese or maybe it is a rich blue cheese can stand up to 15% alcohol!