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Cayuse 2008 Bionic Frog Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)

Price $80

Score Chasers: USA 2011

Initially a rather subdued Frog; as if it has been tamed down. Then, suddenly, There’s a plush core of blackberry fruit, and the classic Cayuse funkiness is there, drenched in liquid rocks and cured meat and drying tannins. It’s all in proportion and a fine reflection of the steely vintage. As it opens gracefully you discover that it is a stunningly refined Frog… — P.G. (11/1/2011)

Cayuse 2008 En Cerise Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)

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Price $70

A subtle, complex, utterly distinctive mix of flavors, with opening streaks of butter cookie, then mushroom broth, tightly wound berry fruit, earthy coffee grounds and even darker streaks of espresso and smoke and licorice. It is deeply layered with flavors that just keep piling on. Amazing wine. — P.G. (11/1/2011)

Cayuse 2008 Armada Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)

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Price $75

Right out of the chute, the garrigue and wild herb flavors are amazing. This is Northern Rhône in a glass, but with New World power behind the fruit. Bright and pungent, a mix of herb and tart berry and rock. Still youthful, and already packed with nuance and flavor. There has never been a Cayuse vintage that needed to be cellared more than these 2008s; this is a… — P.G. (11/1/2011)

Cayuse 2008 Cailloux Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)

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Price $70

Enthusiast 100 2011

This is the only Cayuse Syrah that is co-fermented (with 8% Viognier), which adds nuances of white flower and floral, though the citrus rind scents override them. In the nose it’s hugely expressive, though still quite tight and compact in the mouth; it must be decanted. It’s a three ring circus of a wine, with things moving and shaking in all directions. Mineral… — P.G. (11/1/2011)

Cayuse 2008 En Chamberlin Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)

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Price $70

A huge wine, fat with the characteristic Cayuse funk, and accented with plenty of meaty asphalt. Potent and powerful, bursting with berries and plums, scented with the aromas of earth and sweet (not dried) herb, chicken stock and flavors that run through the same exotic range. Round and full, forward and balanced, drinking well and maybe just a bit rounder than its… — P.G. (11/1/2011)

K Vintners 2007 The Hustler Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)

Price $140

Score Chasers: USA 2011

Only the second time The Hustler has been made, this spent 38 months in barrel. All the fruit is sourced from the Morrison Lane vineyard. Port-like and amazingly concentrated, it’s about as far as a dry wine can go and show fruit that is not buried in new oak. Here the fruit is a dark blend of berries and cassis; there is a dense layer of chocolate and earth… — P.G. (12/15/2011)

Cayuse 2008 Widowmaker Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley)

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Price $70

Superb sculpture and definition in this compact and lightly funky evocation of pure Cabernet Sauvignon. The deep, dense, super ripe berry flavors are framed within a bouquet of dried herbs, pepper, mineral, astringent tannins, and a crisp mix of earth, wood and plant flavors. Superb length and ageability. — P.G. (11/1/2011)

Cayuse 2008 Camaspelo Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Walla Walla Valley)

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Price $70

Good concentration, with tight-knit purple and black fruit flavors, a streak of espresso, and the characteristic herb and mineral flavors of the vintage. Very fresh, clean, muscular and still compact, with concentrated blackberry fruit that pops up and broadens out in the finish. — P.G. (11/1/2011)

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