WTN: Yoakim Bridge Petite Sirah '08

I cooked lamb shanks for supper tonight, as it has rained for the last three days (we needed it).
And PS is one of the first things that comes to mind.
A fresh, young, drinkable PS? If it's a contradiction in terms, David Cooper made it work anyway. All the PS rusticity, and considerable (but controlled) tannins, and lots of tart black fruit. It took a glass and a half to go through the lamb shanks.
This was one of the bottles that sat in my car on a 100°+ day in Healdsburg about 18 months ago, and I was afraid it might be cooked. NOT!
14.5% alcohol Dry Creek Valley $25.00, wine club selection

John

Glad it worked out for you. When I saw the vintage in your tread title my first thought was too young! It is great that David made it that way. My experience is that any PS that costs more than $20 needs at least five or six years or more. Then again, maybe your "cooking" speeded it up!

I, too, try to ignore PS for a long time. I have some '92 Foppiano that I'm thinking about opening.
When I went up to the winery to pick up the club wines, they had it open, and it was surprisingly good then, so I wasn't too worried, except for the inadvertent exposure to heat. ('Tis a long sad story.)

John