WTN: Ragnarok

I've got one more coming!

[David M. Bueker]

Just opened a 2000 Edmunds St. John Los Robles Viejos, and it’s in great shape. Based on the stickers he bought it at K&L, and it then moved across country to Boston, then to Philadelphia, and then to the cellar in Delaware where he stored his last wines. Resiliency from a $25 bottle of wine.

Tenth Thor bottle: Dom. Huet 2005 Vouvray Demi-Sec "Clos de Bourg" - brought to Dale's Memorial Day backyard barbecue, as Dale reported in a nearby thread: showed very nicely, a little waxy/wooly which is expected at 20 years, maybe lacking the oomph of a pristine bottle but in good shape, tasty, more yellow-fruit than citrus; Day 4: still fairly fresh, the flavor palette has totally filled-in, even as the acidity is dropping; tip o' the hat to the Thunder Gone.

Two bottles left, a 1er chablis and a St-Julien.

[David M. Bueker]

Nice! I should do another ESJ soon.

Eleventh Thor bottle: another Leoville-Barton '02. As good as the first: warm and comfortable, baked cherry pie and dirt, a beautiful older Bordeaux.

[David M. Bueker]

Excellent. My fall dance card is filling up. I have a lot of ‘02 LB.

Eleventh Thor bottle: another Leoville-Barton '02. As good as the first: warm and comfortable, baked cherry pie and dirt, a beautiful older Bordeaux.

I'll echo Jeff's comments, this was lovely (and the leftovers the next night smoothed out a little texturally, really easy to sit and sip).

[David M. Bueker]

2003 Edmunds St. John Syrah Wylie-Fenaughty is shockingly smooth as silk. Shows all the meaty, smoky character of Syrah, and is resolved to the point of uber-drinkability. There isn’t a rough edge anywhere near this wine. I am utterly shocked at this showing, and will have to grab one of my own bottles sometime soon, if the planet doesn’t either melt from this heat, or explode in a massive mushroom cloud to feed Orange Foolius’ ego.

2003 Edmunds St. John Syrah Wylie-Fenaughty is shockingly smooth as silk. Shows all the meaty, smoky character of Syrah, and is resolved to the point of uber-drinkability. There isn’t a rough edge anywhere near this wine. I am utterly shocked at this showing, and will have to grab one of my own bottles sometime soon...

Sounds great. Love to taste them when it all clicks, although with age, bottle variation does come for us all..

2003 Edmunds St. John Syrah Wylie-Fenaughty is shockingly smooth as silk. Shows all the meaty, smoky character of Syrah, and is resolved to the point of uber-drinkability. There isn’t a rough edge anywhere near this wine. I am utterly shocked at this showing, and will have to grab one of my own bottles sometime soon, if the planet doesn’t either melt from this heat, or explode in a massive mushroom cloud to feed Orange Foolius’ ego.

You mean... there's hope for the 2009 ?

[David M. Bueker]