Cayuse Vineyards

En Cerise Vineyard Syrah

9.3209 ratings
9.359 pro ratings
Walla Walla Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Conrad Green

This is weird. Not great

This is weird. Not great

Oct 7th, 2024
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.6

Amazing..obviously amazing barrels. Not overly extracted but rich AF. Great first experience with Cayuse. Thanks Kevin!

Amazing..obviously amazing barrels. Not overly extracted but rich AF. Great first experience with Cayuse. Thanks Kevin!

Jul 26th, 2021
Josh Morgenthau

A little reduced; charred and meaty. Elegant black fruits, forest floor, light cocoa, roast lamb. Beautiful concentration, but not nearly as fresh and lithe as the ‘14 Cailloux, one of my favorite wines ever.

A little reduced; charred and meaty. Elegant black fruits, forest floor, light cocoa, roast lamb. Beautiful concentration, but not nearly as fresh and lithe as the ‘14 Cailloux, one of my favorite wines ever.

Apr 17th, 2021
Maggie Harrison

rocks, candied bacon, pure, precise. medium tannins, medium + acid. finessed. lovely.

rocks, candied bacon, pure, precise. medium tannins, medium + acid. finessed. lovely.

Apr 13th, 2021
Phil Stice

These wines are the most confounding wines I’ve ever had. Certainly singular but that’s about the best thing I can say about it.

These wines are the most confounding wines I’ve ever had. Certainly singular but that’s about the best thing I can say about it.

Aug 30th, 2019
Isaac Pirolo

The 2011 Cayuse Syrah from the En Cerise Vineyard in Walla Walla is showing so well tonight. There’s enough youth to it that the fruit is still front and center, but also enough age that its full depth of the complexity has emerged. Black cherry, plum, and blackberry, but with an exotic blood orange component that really ties the wine together and provides a seamless segue into the layers of garrigue, olive tapenade, lavender, sandalwood, smoldering incense, crushed rock, and campfire smoked meat with cracked pepper. The terroir is as undeniable as is the “Cayuse Funk” that Christophe Baron is so well known for. Extraordinary.

The 2011 Cayuse Syrah from the En Cerise Vineyard in Walla Walla is showing so well tonight. There’s enough youth to it that the fruit is still front and center, but also enough age that its full depth of the complexity has emerged. Black cherry, plum, and blackberry, but with an exotic blood orange component that really ties the wine together and provides a seamless segue into the layers of garrigue, olive tapenade, lavender, sandalwood, smoldering incense, crushed rock, and campfire smoked meat with cracked pepper. The terroir is as undeniable as is the “Cayuse Funk” that Christophe Baron is so well known for. Extraordinary.

Aug 12th, 2018
Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

9.3

Chocolate and cranberries in a campfire.

Chocolate and cranberries in a campfire.

Dec 23rd, 2017
Bill Bender

I was really impressed with this for such a young En Chamberlin vineyard. Fox fur and raw hot dog aromas rise from the decanter, dark herbaceous flavor profile—black olive, licorice, bay leaf. Thank you for hosting in your gorgeous cellar @Mike R you provided ear to ear smiles in your cellar

I was really impressed with this for such a young En Chamberlin vineyard. Fox fur and raw hot dog aromas rise from the decanter, dark herbaceous flavor profile—black olive, licorice, bay leaf. Thank you for hosting in your gorgeous cellar @Mike R you provided ear to ear smiles in your cellar

Nov 10th, 2017
Ryan Mullins

Famous for reason. One of the most exciting Syrahs I've had in years

Famous for reason. One of the most exciting Syrahs I've had in years

Oct 6th, 2017
Michael Herzog

Fruit, floral, and very savory (meat) on the nose and palate.

Fruit, floral, and very savory (meat) on the nose and palate.

Jul 8th, 2017