The Diageo (Edna Valley Winery's parent company) executive team was in town last night (6-16-08) and we met for dinner at "Koberl at Blue", downtown San Luis Obispo.
Service was quite good, although a Vegan at the table put up with a few insensitive and juvenile remarks (from both the server and a few of our executive guests). We brought a number of EV wines, including the Reserve Chard, Pinot and Syrah, which all showed quite well.
I ordered the duck, which was the best I have had. It was served as a breast (medium cooked with very soft texture, clean flavors and a nice salty skin) and a wing (very crispy tasty skin with flaky semi-dry meat which just fell off of the bone), presenting two very different cuts. Both were fantastic. The EV Reserve Syrah matched particularly well, showing gamy smokey notes around a layered black and red fruit core, which complimented the duck perfectly...
Montes Folly Syrah
(2003, not 2005)