Do you trust your 6th Sense?

In an effort to broaden my horizons, I've been trying to step out of my comfort zone and try more wines (HAHAHA!  Whew!  Like, trying new wines was a real  stretch for me!).  In any case, I tend to stick with the grapes I know best, if not the wine itself.  I've gotten where I can actually taste certain wines and tell you if it's a Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, etc.  

Rob and I had visited the Barrel Thief, which is a wine shop in the West End of Richmond.  It's a very impressive place with lots of wines, and opportunity to taste any (or all) of the wines they are currently serving, and a wonderful menu of snack-type foods to go with your wine of choice.  Recently, I tried a Spanish wine that was a blend, and its main grape was Syrah.  Hence my curiosity to explore this grape more.

We picked up this bottle of 6th Sense Syrah at a local Kroger grocery store.  The bottle was around $17 - a little more than I like to pay.  It was normally priced over $20, so I felt it might be a good deal.

I uncork it, let it breath just a bit (AN ASIDE:  I have no idea why you're supposed to do this.  I can't taste any difference if it's "breathed" or simply "consumed" as soon as I can wrestle the cork out of the bottle.  But that's just an aside).  I pour a glass and do enjoy the aroma ... kinda smokey, I think, and I think it's going to be a heavier-bodied wine.

I take a sip.

Boy, was that unexpected.

I just didn't care for it at first.  Maybe it was the smokey TASTE that I didn't care for.  It was kinda sharp tasting with a bit of a bite.  Rob took a sip and said he thought it was really good.  I didn't share that sentiment.  

For those who were wondering, no, it didn't go to waste.  We did finish drinking the bottle.  I'm interesting in trying another Syrah, but I may not pick up this particular one again.