Review:
This dark black wine is rich with lovely perfume and acidity. The blend for the 09 vintage is 77% Syrah and 23% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is enjoyable now and will cellar for up to ten years.
2008 Vintage Tasting Notes
Violets, blackberry and black raspberry engage with earth and stones in this dynamite red from the ancient Walla Walla riverbed cobblestones. The Cabernet brings a cassis thread that carries the finish. Tons of volume and intensity without any undue heaviness.
79% Syrah and 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, Rediviva of the Stones is an ideal blend of the two varietals that lets each make a statement towards a common purpose. Highly recommended - an April Big Reds Club selection. - Marcus
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
2007 Wine Spectator - 93 points - Supple, complex and deep, with mineral, earth and meat notes mingling with blackberry and black olive flavors, persisting expressively against refined tannins. Drink now through 2018. 365 cases made.
The first release from Buty's estate vineyard in the famed stony soils of the old Walla Walla riverbed.
From the winery: This blend of syrah and cabernet sauvignon is grown in the ancestral riverbed of the Walla Walla River. Dominated by syrah, the exact blend with cabernet sauvignon reflects the vintage balance. It is aged entirely in French cooperage with about 30% new oak. Rediviva of the Stones is delicate, sensuous, and of the earth with lovely floral notes. Our cuvée grows as our organic Rockgarden Estate matures.