WTN: I Hate EdmundsStJohn Wines...(short/boring)

'cause they're so friggin good:
1. EdmundsStJohn Syrah Calif TW (www.EdmundsStJohn.com) 1987: Med.color w/ some bricking; some blackberry/Syrah/very spicy quite smokey/pungent/bit ozone/roasted/coffee/smoked meats slightly reductive slight floral/violets/perfumed very Rhonish very complex beautiful nose; slightly tart/tangy strong smokey/pungent/coffee/roasted/smoked meats/very Rhonish slight floral/violets/blackberry/Syrah very complex flavor w/ light/gentle/silky tannins; very long/lingering strong roasted/smokey/pungent/expresso/smoked meats bit mineral/reductive very light floral/violets/blackberry/Syrah quite Rhonish/complex finish w/ light/silky/smooth tannins; as perfect a Calif Syrah as you're gonna find w/ loads of Rhonish/smokey character; as good as some of the old Qupes I've had; an amazing Syrah.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Had a lot going on in the kitchen last night. I pulled this btl from a recent stash I was working on as a throwaway because I was sure it was dead & gone. Immediately from the color & knew it had hope. From the nose, I had to recheck the label that it was not an abandoned CoteRotie from my stash.
As I was cooking away...going out to the grill to turn the roasting peppers..reducing the braising liquid of Java Stout & Balsamic from the short ribs I'd braised overnight the night before..and stirring the steaming pot oof creamy polenta w/ crema; I'd keep going back to pour anuther glass. "Danged, this stuff is good". Finally, after about an hour, I assembled my plate and was ready to sit down to eat. So I got up to pour one more glass. "Say whot??". There was only a half cup of sediment-loaded Syrah in the btl (hadn't bothered to decant). Egads...I'd drunk the whole friggin' btl. "Dang was that stuff good".
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2. The Berkeley address indicates this was made at his first location, before he moved up to the Emeryville location, where I first met Steve on a visit, out behind the Oaks Card Shop. I would guess this is from Durrell fruit, but not certain.
Tom

[David M. Bueker]

Nice!

Steve confirms it was mostly Durrell Syrah w/ about 8%-9% McDowellVlly Syrah & Duriff fruit.
Tom

[David M. Bueker]

Very interesting. I'm almost out of Durrell Syrah. Just one or two bottles left.

I'm with you, Tom--hate the stuff.

A friend opened the 2001 Wylie-Fenaughty for us recently. In a word, it was stunning. Based on the aroma (I started drinking it "blind") I would have sworn I had a mature Cote Rotie in my hands. On top of that, the wine had great structure and mouthfeel. I love Steve's syrahs young, but with some age they can become something really special.