2009 Edmunds St. John Syrah Wylie - USA, California, Sierra Foothills, El Dorado County (4/26/2016)
It's been a few years since I last checked in on this bottling. My prior two experiences had indicated the wine was shutting down. Now, nearly 4 years later it has not completely opened back up, but there are glimpses. The black fruit and more sauvage elements that were there at the beginning are still present, but now joined by a touch of warm herbs and some mid-palate textural development that always seems to precede maturity in Steve's Syrah-based wines. As the evening went on the wine closed in more, so I will be waiting another 3-5 years before opening another bottle. (OK, impatience will likely get the best of me in another year or two.)
It's worth noting that this wine is bottled under a DIAM closure, and so far it is developing exactly as I would expect for an ESJ Syrah.