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2009 Wine Spectator - 92 points - Firm in texture, with tannins not obtrusive but tightly packed with the dark berry and licorice flavors. Hints at black olive and tar as the finish lingers expressively. Drink now through 2019. -... |
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2005 Vintage Tasting Notes
Number 46 on "TOP 100" list as one of the year's best Washington wines for 2006 by Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times.
Elegant, precise, tart, cool-climate fruit flavors. Stunningly packaged in m... |
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2010 Lady Rosa Syrah reminds of the best things that come off my grill, like Tuesday night's lamb chops finished with truffle salt. Mouthwatering smells of savory oil-cured olives, violets, and yes, grilled meat with truffle salt has me thirsty a... |
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2008 Wine Advocate - 93 points - The 2008 Syrah La Serenne is sourced entirely from the Boushey Vineyard in Yakima Valley. It is aged for 12 months in 50% new French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it delivers a broodi... |
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Same reasonable price as the Levier de Cuisine, the Garde Manger is made with some of the winemaker's preferred barrels of Syrah.... |
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Fielding's Riverbend Vineyard displays its signature flavors most clearly here. Mike manages to create a wine with the hard to achieve, subtle complexity of Washington Syrah, all in a luxurious package. A lavish sweet black cherry aroma opens ... |
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The 2007 vintage of the Fielding Hills Syrah is cherry cherry cherry. Huge sweet black cherry is accented by violet perfume in the nose. This wine is lush - the flavors are mouth-coating, adding milk chocolate, vanilla, and red fruit to the blac... |
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2008 Wine Advocate - 90 points - The 2008 Syrah Stillwater Creek Vineyard, aromas of smoke, meat, spice box, and blueberry inform the nose of a succulent, forward, nicely proportioned Syrah that will provide enjoyment for another... |
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Cola, Loganberry, anise, finishing with a yin and yang of sweet vanilla and bitter cocoa. Tons of fruit, beautifully layered, that packs a punch but does it in style. From the amazing 2007 Washington vintage.
Syrah, Phelps Clone 100%, Sev... |
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Flavors of blackberry, cherry mingled with dried herbs. This wine will cellar well.
2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
"Packed with blue and black fruits, flavors of smoked meat and fresh herb, it’s substantial but not over... |
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Abundant blackberry fruit and spice aromas are lifted by flavors of anise and black olives, complemented by tasteful and balanced oak. - the winery
Fruit Source: Abacela’s Estate Fault Line Vineyards, Umpqua Valley
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2008 Vintage Tasting Notes
2008 Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
First Walla Walla Syrah from Trust Cellars, with fruit from Les Collines Vineyar... |
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Dark, lush and layered with blackberry, ripe plum and blueberry flavors complimented by aromas of black tea and incense. The wine offers great depth and richness with a silky texture and vibrant finish. - the winery
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A Syrah with character.... |
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2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
There’s only one wine variety that’s supposed to taste like blueberries and this Syrah shows you why. The sweet blueberries are wreathed in dark black cherries and tangy blackberries as well ... |
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2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
2006 Wine Spectator - 92 points - Smooth and round, with mineral, apricot and spice overtones to the blackberry and plum flavors, lingering on the polished finish. Drink now ... |
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This Syrah comes exclusively from a 1.5-acre parcel of McDuffee Vineyard in The
Dalles, Eastern Oregon. A 36-day fermentation assured that we captured every bit of nuance
and expression of minerality, boysenberry, cherry, smoked meat and thy... |
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Big and spicy with expressive aromas of bacon, chocolate and blueberries followed by silky tannins on a mouthful of plums, blueberries and blackberries finishing with that trademark mocha.
2005 Vintage Tasting Notes
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This Syrah has a name unique to the vintage. Dominio IV's 2005 Syrah was called "Old Man Facing East". The winery plans to name each vintage of their wines with different names.... |
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Heady, dark aromas of violets, bacon smoke, espresso bean, and spiced black berries announce the arrival. Multi-dimensional and layered, the black berries, plums and currant just don't stop giving.
The tannins are present, balanced by big ... |
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2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
Syrah (60%) Grenache (22%) Mourvedre (18%) - medium to full bodied - sweet berry plum cherry with a hint of incense oak.
Special sale price- was $24.
Bright aromatics, ... |
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This Syrah is made by Scott from Sheridan but is produced by Dineen Vineyards.
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This is a juicy, pleasing blend of Syrah and Tempranillo from the Three Sleeps Vineyard.
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
This wine has the classic characteristics of Washington Syrah - fleshy, black cherry, spicy toast, ro... |
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This wine is made in the style of a classic Right Bank Bordeaux everyday red - sweet cherry and berry fruit combine with a most pleasant creme brulee/toasted sugar in the finish. Andrew ages this wine in American oak, and the characteristic choco... |
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
A "country" French style Rhone blend red, Syrah, Counoise, Grenache, and Mourvedre at a great price. Highly recommended.
Scents of sweet black cherry and spicy red fruit complement a lush, sensuously texture... |
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This complex yet elegant Syrah comes from the renowned Boushey Vineyard in the cool upper Yakima Valley (900-1200 feet) of Eastern Washington State. The owner, Dick Boushey, is one of the most reputable growers in Washington State, serving for ... |
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Tinto is a blend of Syrah and Tempranillo.
The rich, brightly flavored red fruit of Tempranillo provides a strong backbone to this wine, balancing the lush, black cherry and smoke Syrah flavors with structure and intensity. Medium bodied a... |
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This deep, opaque Syrah is ripe and rich. Dense black cherry and spice aromas introduce a mouthful of dark cherry, black currant and plum flavors. Concentrated and layered, it is a wonderfully balanced wine with a long, lingering finish. - the ... |
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Big and juicy Walla Walla Syrah from one of the industry's founding wineries.
2005 Vintage Tasting Notes
L'Ecole #41 Syrah Seven Hills 05 was named one of the best Washington Syrahs by Wall Street Journal:... |
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2007 Wine Spectator - 90 points - Polished, focused and distinctive for the guava and passion fruit accents around a generous core of cherry and spice flavors, finishing with refined tannins and mouthwatering acidity." - H.S.
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Beautifully earthy and dark with lots of blue fruit like blueberry and boysenberry. An initial hint of dark chocolate on the nose and lots of intense fruit on the mid-palate. Less "spicy" than other syrah from this region.... |
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Wow - I've followed this winery for a few years as their new vineyard matured. With this wine, the maturity of the vineyard and the experience of the winemaker come together to produce a super wine and a great value.
The 2008 Technicolor Bat... |
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56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc Made with fruit from the Seven Hills Vineyard. Perigee exemplifies Seven Hill Vineyard's characteristic cedary, black cherry elegance. Polished with perfumed aromas of exotic spice, velvety bl... |
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2005 Vintage Tasting Notes
Mystic Syrah 05 is made from a tiny vineyard in the Columbia Gorge. Complex scents of cassis, black cherry liqueur, cedar, and intriguing hints of caraway and herbs. Juicy flavors of blac... |
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Sinister Hand is a blend of dark, hearty red grapes traditionally used in wine from France's Rhone region. The Sinister Hand blend contains Washington State grown Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Counoise fruit.
A small crop of intensely fl... |
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An easy like Sunday morning wine that greets the nose with smokey blueberry, a stitch of leather, and a hint of orange Blossom. Warm red berries and plum blankets the palate and when given a rest, a little pepper nudges in. - the winery... |
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2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
This beautiful Syrah starts with gorgeous aromas of blackberry, cherry, lilacs, and black olives. The wine shows a deep, purple color, with flavors of black cherry and plums accented by... |
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The grapes for the 09 Syrah are sourced from three vineyards. The Watermill Estate is across from Cayuse, the Saviah Estate is new and the third vineyard Anna Marie, is in the Oregon portion of the Walla Walla AVA and is close to the famous Seven ... |
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BIG lush Syrah -- scents range from white flowers, cocoa, toasted coffee beans, and a hint of pine needles that comes from the synergy of aging on the skins of Viognier grapes and the La Tour barrel toast. Flavors start with a big, rich mouth f... |
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2008 Vintage Tasting Notes
100% Syrah and aged entirely in once-used French oak barrels. We sourced from the same outstanding vineyards: Boushey, Lewis and Riverbend (source of the Fielding Hills wines), and it is again m... |
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This is incredible juice. Trust Syrah 08 follows the style of past vintages - it's more like a great Northern Rhone Syrah than most New World Syrahs. Smoky blackberry, black raspberry and sweet red cherry are woven with ribbons of five-spice an... |
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Doug's tribute to his birthplace, New Orleans. The fruit was sourced from two premier vineyards - Dick Boushey's Grande Cote vineyard in central Yakima Valley, and Jim Holmes's Ciel du Cheval vineyard on Red Mountain. Lush and fruit-forward... |
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Nine Hats is the "good value" second label of Washington State's Long Shadows Collection, a group of nine internationally famous winemakers, each creating one W... |
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Along with Owen Roe's Ex Umbris Syrah 09, this is our favorite value in Washington Syrah. It's also our favorite PB wine!
The PB Yakima Syrah starts with a smoky, gamey nose with an intensely aromatic floral and berry component. This wine ... |
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This Syrah is blended from three different Syrah vineyards, Dineen Family, Meek, and Stillwater Creek. The mix forms a wine that is both complex and elegant. It will cellar well but with only 250 cases made, it will sell out soon.
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From the Stone Tree Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope, this wine shows character and spunk.... |
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Bergevin's Princess Syrah is royalty in a glass. Francisca (named for the Francisca Vineyard the grapes come from) is regal in her complexity and elegance.
Francisca has her seductive side as well. She is earthy and intense - a Syrah with lo... |
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The floral bouquet fills your nose with the beautiful aroma of plum with hints of a cigar humidor. Nicely balanced with dried fruit flavors and dark berry acidity. Plum flavors continue in the smooth lingering finish. 100% Walla Walla Valley frui... |
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2008 Wine Spectator - 93 points - Polished, round and complex, this is distinctive and generous
with its dark berry, chocolate and pomegranate flavors, melding
seamlessly as the finish carries on smoothly. Syrah and Caberne... |
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2005 Wine Spectator - 92 points - Winemaker Ron Bunnell, late of Chateau Saint Michelle, makes this dark and spicy red, a juicy mouthful of blackberry plum and tar flavors, hinting at rose petal and roasted meat, finishing on th... |
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2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
This Columbia Valley Syrah shows intense blackberry and plum fruit with blueberry and bits of bramble. Nice black pepper accents pop on the juicy finish.
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2009 Wine Advocate - 92 points - The Betz Rhone-style offerings begin with the 2009 Besoleil, a blend of 66% Grenache, 14% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 10% Cinsault (the latter a first-time addition to this cuvee). It is a multi-reg... |
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We tasted the Bergevin Lane Syrah Oui Deux 06 today, October 2011. In 2008 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate said it would evolve for 4-6 years - and it's delectably ready now.
A black color, black currant, blueberry, espresso, smoke, comes ac... |
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Flavors include black cherries, cherry cola, french vanilla and blackberry. ... |
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One of Washington's best Syrahs for several years running, the 2009 La Cote Rousse is explosive. Peppered, smoked bacon melds with rich black and blue berries, accented by Asian spices. This is dense and brooding - I recommend cellaring for at... |
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Flavors include blackberry, black cherry and liquid smoke with ample amounts of blueberries and spice. The aromas include crushed herb, iron and black olive. This Syrah shows refinement and elegance.
2009 Wine Advocate - 93 points |
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As with the 07, this vintage has the same co-fermentation with Viognier — right around 2-3%, and naturally I have to have 30% whole cluster fermentation. The difference is that it’s a combination of Lewis Vineyard and Desert Hills Vineyard, whic... |
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Big yet balanced, another of Remy's remarkable values. Classic Northwest Syrah with lots of black cherry and plum flavors, some layered minerals and earth, and an appealing finish with soft vanilla toast and more cherries, juicy and fresh.... |
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"QED" comes from the Latin phrase "quod erat demonstrandum". It literally translates as "which was to be demonstrated." Billo and Pinto define it as "I've proven what I set out to prove." Yes, they have, and spectacularly.
2008 Wine A... |
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Reminiscent of Rhone, this Syrah is elegant, showing cigar box, licorice, blackberries and fresh thyme. Graceful tannins blend with moderate acidity to offer a very balanced wine. Anne's wines stand out for their long finish that expands and gain... |
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Syrah from the Marcoux Vineyard.
The Sauer family was one of the first to plant syrah in Washington state.
Located Far west in the Yakima Valley at 1200' this site is above the Missoula flood plane creating complex wines to be lusted over.
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LAST CALL
2009 Wine Spectator - 93 points - Supple, generous and distinctive for its black olive and mineral overtones to a core of ripe currant and blackberry, lingering on the expressive finish against p... |
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2008 Wine Advocate - 93 points
- "The 2008 Principia Reserve Syrah (100%) was produced from four superb sites for this varietal and aged in 25% new French oak. Smoked meat, hung game, truffle, black pepper, blueberry, and plu... |
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Syrah from the Ambassador Vineyard, managed by famed grower, Dick Boushey. This 20 acre vineyard is located on the Southern slope of Red Mountain directly east of the Ciel du Cheval Vineyard.... |
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Syrah from the Riverrock Vineyard. This vineyard,
on the oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley located in the grand cru of the AVA, is a unique site and is the new worlds answer to Chateauneuf de Pape's famed gallets. From an ancient river bed th... |
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Saturated and powerful, this broad-shouldered Syrah is filled with mouth-coating black fruit and violets, with bacon and cracked pepper accents. 2010 Chapel Block is built for the cellar. Sourced from Washington's oldest Syrah vines, planted in ... |
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This Rhone-style blend is 85% Syrah and 15% Grenache. ... |
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