Tried last night at StateCapitalKitchen:
1. Delmore Syrah StoloVnyd/Cambria (13.0%; U; www.DarrenDelmore.com) 2017: Med.dark color; very strong Rhonish/roasted/smoked meats some whole-cluster/peppery very spicy/blackberry/Syrah rather cold-climate/black pepper slight toasty/oak bit earthy complex very aromatic beautiful nose; quite tart/tangy very strong w-c/peppery very roasted/Rhonish/smoked meats strong blackberry/blueberry/black pepper/bit black olive tapenade/very spicy fairly complex/Rhonish flavor w/ modest brisk/tangy tannins; very long quite tart/tangy rather w-c/peppery quite Rhonish/roasted/smoked meats some blackberry/peppery/c-c Syrah/very spicy finish w/ light tangy tannins; very classic c-c/peppery Syrah with a lot of w-c/Rhonish character; reminds a lot of the WindGap or Pax Syrahs; beautiful complex Syrah. $35.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. DarrenDelmore is the National marketing guy for TablasCreekVnyd. He makes a little bit of wine on the side. He was in town for SantaFe W&C Fiesta and hosted a TablasCreek dinner last night at StateCapitalKitchen, so brought the half case I'd ordered with him.
The StoloFamilyVnyd is, perhaps, the coldest Syrah vnyd in all Calif. It's just east of Cambria and only a few miles from the Pacific. Further west than even Bassetti. They also make their own wine under te StoloFamilyVnyds label.
Tom