Lovely Syrah

[Steve Edmunds]

Duncan and Nathan, aka Arnot-Roberts, bought my lunch one day last winter, over a few bottles of Gamay, and also gave me some bottles of their wares. Though I'd tasted it before, at a stand-up, walk-around kind of event at RN74 a couple years back, their '08 Clary Ranch Syrah hadn't quite snagged my attention, and I think that says a lot about how bad those kinds of tastings are for learning much of anything about the wines being poured at them; just way too many distractions.
With a plate of sausages and roasted vegetables, this was just beautiful. Very spirited, light on its feet (11.8% abv), and really, kind of breath-taking. What a nice job these fellows have done here!

 

[Florida Jim]

I agree, on both points.
Lovely wine and big events are no way to evaluate any wine.
Best, Jim

 

[Levi Dalton]

I like to evaluate the people at big events.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

A good wine responds to attention.

 

[kirk wallace]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
I like to evaluate the people at big events.

As i recall, Jim and Sharon have explored this practice in an earlier thread.

 

[Lou Kessler]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
I like to evaluate the people at big events.

My idea of a certain type of a good time= sitting by that big pond in Central Park and just watching the people "stroll" by.
Hey, did George David get in touch with you?

 

[Eden Mylunsch]

I think I attended the same event at RN74. Good wines all around but the joint was loud as hell and Raj kept opening big bottles of White Burgundy and it was difficult focusing on the Syrahs at hand. The Arnot-Roberts wines do require a modicum of focused interaction on the part of the drinker. Donkey and Goat, Drew, La Clarine, ESJ all benefit from engaged drinkers (technically I guess they'd be single drinkers too, but that's a pre-prenup call, I suppose).

-Eden (tasted an brilliant Shiraz by Eden Road from Murrumbateman, NSW the other night that's

 

[Levi Dalton]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Watching

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
I like to evaluate the people at big events.

My idea of a certain type of a good time= sitting by that big pond in Central Park and just watching the people "stroll" by.
Hey, did George David get in touch with you?

Agreed on the first count, and yes he did on the second. I pointed him in what I believe was the right direction.