The Best Washington Syrah

Scents of stone, slate, sea salt, dry field herbs - exotically intriguing. Lots of mineral, herb, fresh tobacco, Nicoise olives, plum and berry note in this dense, mouthcoating wine. - Jean

Fascinating beef teriyaki, smoke, and olive aroma...
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Smooth and supple, this spicy style weaves pepper, clove, coffee and green olive notes through the ripe berry flavors, finishing with precise balance. Drink now through 2016. - H.S.

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Syrah from Kiona and Ciel du Cheval Vineyards, generous, smoky black fruit and spice. Bacon, game, lavender. Luxurious, plush, balanced but big enough for cellaring.

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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, co...
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Wine Spectator TOP 100 #25! 93 points

Ex Umbris Syrah is named for the personal motto of Cardinal John Henry Newman "Ex umbris et imaginibus in veritatem" (From shadows and symbols goes the truth). Winemaker David O'Reil...
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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 brood...
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Tiny production and huge concentration in a gamy, peppery, meaty Syrah from a couple of super talented guys in a winery one step up from a garage. If you like the hand crafted, obsessed over and tirelessly nurtured wines made in the single digi...
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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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Robert Parker's 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 p...
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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.

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"Packed with blue and black fruits, flavors of smoked ...
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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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Wine Enthusiast 91 points!

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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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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 ...
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Wine Spectator 92 points

"Smooth and round, with mineral, apricot and spice overtones to the blackberry and plum flav...
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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.

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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.

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Gilbert Cellars Allobroges Syrah 06 - Syrah (60%) Grenache (22%) Mourvedre (18%) -medium to full bodied - sweet berry plum cherry with a hint o...
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This Syrah is made by Scott from Sheridan but is produced by Dineen Vineyards. ...
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The Spellbound Syrah/Tempranillo 07 has the classic characteristics of Washington Syrah - fleshy, black cherry, spicy toast, rounded and soft...
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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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New vintage of their highly rated Syrah!

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Wine Spectator 93 points

Smooth and inviting, with hints of bay leaf and...
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Big and juicy Walla Walla Syrah from one of the industry's founding wineries.

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L'Ecole #41 Syrah Seven Hills 05 was named one of...
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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." -HS

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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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Corvidae Wine Company's "Rook" blended red wine is a crowd-pleaser. With a robust nose of rich black cherry, mocha, and a whiff of Syrah smoke, this is definitely not a shy wine. Lots of ripe fruit flavors are here, with cassis and plums domina...
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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 ...
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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 b...
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2008 Wine Spectator - 93 points - Dark and distinctive, brimming with black olive, tar and grilled meat accents around a dense core of blackberry and black cherry flavors. A w...
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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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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 made in a racy style with good acidity that pairs we...
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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 a...
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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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A richly flavored, full-bodied, and balanced wine which will compliment many foods. Pair it with boldly flavored foods like smoked meats, Oaxacan mole, winter vegetable and mushroom stew or pan seared rib eye steak with a wine sauce. - Aaro...
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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 fru...
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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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Anne says blueberries and we agree. Sweet, juicy blueberry cobbler with lots of cream. Pie spices, black currant, and a dark toasty hint of tannins form an undercurrent to the finish. Juicy and soft finish make this another wine with almost univ...
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2008 Wine Spectator - 93 points - Rich, ripe and round, offering a broad mouthful of cherry, black- berry, cola and black tea flavors that come together into a deftly balanced whoosh of a finish that shoots through effective...
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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, hintin...
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This Columbia Valley Syrah shows intense blackberry and plum fruit with blueberry and bits of bramble. Nice black pepper accents pop on the...
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Grenache is the dominant grape in this wine but Cinsault, from the Southern Rhone, makes its debut in the 09 Besoleil. Flavors of black raspberry and strawberry are vibrant with mineral, sagebrush and olive making an appearance. Best from 2013 to ...
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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.

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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, whi...
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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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Aromas include violets, chocolate, pomegranate, and orange peel zest swirling with black currant and blueberries.

2009 Wine Spectator - 92 points - Polished, vibrant and generous with its juicy blackberry, blueberry, plum and...
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This is a MONSTER of a wine.

Blackberries, roasted coffee, brine, dried herbs, and violets grab your attention. Rasa's signature savory element makes your mouth water for the burst of black fruit - currants, plums, cherries. It has a touch ...
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