TN: EdmundsStJohn Syrah BassettiVnyd '05...(short/boring)

WINE TALK
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Cracked this last night on a lark:

  1. EdmundsStJohn Syrah BassettiVnyd/SLOCnty (14.2%; www.EdmundsStJohn.com) ThirstyPagans With Big Ideas/SuisunCity 2005: Very dark color w/ little bricking; beautiful c-c/black pepper rather Rhonish light earthy strong blackberry/spicy/Syrah slight floral/violets slight black olive tapenade bit cedary/pencilly very aromatic complex nose; fairly tart/tangy strong c-c/black pepper/Rhonish strong spicy/Syrah/blackberry slight cedary/pencilly perfumed/complex flavor w/ light smooth tannins; very long/lingering strong c-c/black pepper/Rhonish/bit floral strong Syrah/blackberry bit cedary/pencilly complex finish w/ light drying tannins; a beautiful example of a fully-mature c-c Syrah but showing signs of starting to dry out a bit; shows a slight metallic/tangy aftertaste of a wine starting to go round the bend; a beautiful EdStJ fully-mature Syrah.

A wee BloodyPulpit:

  1. The BassettiVnyd, out west of PasoRobles, almost to Cambria, is one of the coldest Syrah vnyds in Calif. The wines always speak of cold-climate Syrah. The vnyd is capable of producing one of Calif’s great Syrahs. Alas, have not tasted any recent Syrahs from Bassetti.
    Tom
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I have 2 left. Thanks for your impressions! Me thinks Steve posted on Facebook that it is early yet… ; )

Cheers,
JP

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Will have to pull my only 05. Anyone had an 03 lately?

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Always thumbs up for ESJ. Thanks for the TN. When you say…“round the bend”…drink up? Drink soon? How soon?

RT

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Well, Richard…I would say don’t dwaddle. There’s no reason to hold onto it longer. But it’s not going to change a whole lot over
the next few yrs. Not gonna go off the cliff.
Tom

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I am just realizing what an absolute value these wines are…damn. Thanks for the note.

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Thanks for the tasting note, Tom!!

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I think Steve Edmunds popped one of these recently, and said that he thought it was too soon.

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Steve Edmunds! Bomb-diggity