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Seia 2004 Clifton Hill Vineyard Syrah (Wahluke Slope)

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Price $23

Sourced from one of the mainstay vineyards in Washington’s new Wahluke Slope AVA, this Syrah is fragrant with berry, citrus and mint. It explodes on the tongue with tart, snappy raspberry and boysenberry fruit; clean and bracing and as fresh as a summer day. Sappy and sharp, bright and powerful; it’s supple and bracing. — P.G. (10/1/2006)

Seia 2005 Clifton Hill Vineyard Syrah (Wahluke Slope)

Cellar Selection

Price $30

A fine follow-up to Seia’s inaugural 2004 Clifton Hill, this again delivers ripe, concentrated flavors of plum and berry, lifted with citrus and finishing with a hint of mint. Despite the high (15.3%) alcohol, it is clean and bracing, with natural acids and very little heat in the finish. As young as it is, it hits a bit of a dead spot in the back, but it has the… — P.G. (12/31/2007)

Seia 2006 Alder Creek Vineyard Syrah (Horse Heaven Hills)

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Price $20

Despite reductive scents of rubber tire at first sniff, the aromas quickly open up and the wine shows round, raspberry and cherry fruit, ripe and clean. There is just a hint of light chocolate in the finish (50% new oak was used), with a tart underpinning but persistent fruit flavor throughout. — P.G. (9/1/2009)

Seia 2007 Clifton Hill Vineyard Syrah (Wahluke Slope)

Price $30

Opening with scents of mushroom compost and moist earth, this continues into a rather thin, sharp midpalate. The fruit is not-quite-ripe wild berry, and the earthy characteristics continue to dominate. It tastes more like a Yakima Valley Syrah than a Wahluke Slope Syrah, and finishes with a burst of mild heat. — P.G. (11/1/2010)

Seia 2005 Alder Creek Vineyard Syrah (Horse Heaven Hills)

Price $30

This is very soft upon entry, with remnants of penetrating spicy and herbal flavors that might have punched up the intensity if they hadn’t been somehow smoothed over. It’s difficult to assess, because many of the right pieces are all here, but somehow they have not jelled. The wine tastes acidic and sharp, with pineapple and citrus dominating, and a chalky, tannic… — P.G. (12/31/2007)

Seia 2007 Alder Creek Vineyard Syrah (Horse Heaven Hills)

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Price $20

Sharp and astringent, this mutes its fruit with flavors of leaf, stem, and pencil lead. The finish is abbreviated and reductive, with a hard rubber scent and flavor. — P.G. (11/1/2010)

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