94
points
Gramercy Cellars 2006 John Lewis Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
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$65
This barrel-selection bottling honors the winemaker’s father-in-law, and comes from the best lots of Syrah. Sixty percent was whole-cluster fermented, yielding an intense, peppery, spicy and almost laser-like wine with sharp streaks of mint, herb, wild berry and earth. It opens elegantly into a smooth, almost silky finish, adding sweet chocolate to the mix.
— P.G.
(5/1/2009)
94
points
Gramercy Cellars 2009 The Third Man Red (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
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$45
This Priorat-like blend of 50% Grenache, 28% Syrah, and 22% Mourvèdre is pungent and spicy, with a bit of menthol in the nose. Supple and luxurious fruit, a mix of raspberry and black fruits, baking spices, sweet barrel flavors. Powerful and rich, this is a big wine with tobacco and clove highlights and a little heat in the finish.
— P.G.
(9/1/2011)
93
points
Gramercy Cellars 2008 Lagniappe Syrah (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
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$45
An outstanding and uniquely styled Syrah. The mix of tart fruits, peppers, herbs, earth and forest floor flavors is riveting. The wine dances and bows, it takes you on a leaping trip through a world of Syrah rarely found anywhere else, buoyed by the brilliant natural acidity of Washington fruit.
— P.G.
(9/1/2011)
93
points
Gramercy Cellars 2006 Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
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$40
Sourced entirely from Walla Walla’s Les Collines vineyard and 40% whole-cluster fermented, this exceptional effort is satiny, spicy and long, with a sharp streak of mint running through its core. Supple and almost magically profound, it’s a melding of tight red fruits, blood, cured meat and herbs, all woven into a compact, balanced and complete expression of Syrah.
— P.G.
(5/1/2009)