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Cayuse 2007 En Chamberlin Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
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- $65
In a stunning lineup of Cayuse Syrahs, the En Chamberlin wins by a nose. It’s smooth and silky, with a tongue-bending blend of flavors that include blood and iron, umami and salt, at first overtaking the pure fruit, but adding tremendous depth and power. The endless finish unfolds into a wine with exotic spices and complex layering.
— P.G.
(2/1/2011)
Cayuse 2008 Bionic Frog Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)
- $80
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 2007 Cailloux Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
- Cellar Selection
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- $65
The only one of the Cayuse Syrahs that is co-fermented with Viognier, this opens with a stunning, floral bouquet, showing extraordinary depth and texture. The wine has a floral top, a thickly fruity middle and a base with smoke, rock and meat. Still very young, it is already a complete, fully-realized, near-perfect wine with a finish that extends for many minutes…
— P.G.
(2/1/2011)
Cayuse 2008 En Cerise Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)
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- $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 2007 Bionic Frog Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
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- $75
Often considered the iconic Cayuse wine, this bears the cartoonish label with the leering frog, though it is a single-vineyard offering like the others. Initially showing some fat and sweetness, it is supple and textural, with the density that comes from a mix of flavors: pain grillé, smoke, umami, fungus, coffee grounds and dark fruits. A richly organic compendium…
— P.G.
(2/1/2011)
Cayuse 2007 Widowmaker Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
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- $70
This En Chamberlin vineyard offering has never been better. Simply spectacular Cabernet Sauvignon, pure and focused and textural and terroirdriven. A low yield, pure varietal wine, it is immensely concentrated, deeply flavored with cassis, cherry, and berry fruit that is substantial and detailed, with a light dappling of dried herb, chocolate powder, licorice and…
— P.G.
(2/1/2011)
Cayuse 2007 En Cerise Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
- Online Exclusive
- $65
Aromatic and invited, almost jet black in color, this single-vineyard offering is a pungent mix of blood orange, rosemary and cassis. Dense and focused, compact and layered, it is structured very much like a Cabernet, but with a full palette (and palate) of Syrah fruit flavors.
— P.G.
(2/1/2011)
Cayuse 2008 Armada Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley)
- Cellar Selection
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- $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)
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