Elephant Seven Wine Company
River Rock Vineyard Syrah
Walla Walla Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Elephant Seven's 2014 River Rock Vineyard Syrah could be a Rhone wine. Very attractive acid quality, forest floor, earthiness but plenty of fruit too. Pomegranate. Excellent.
Elephant Seven's 2014 River Rock Vineyard Syrah could be a Rhone wine. Very attractive acid quality, forest floor, earthiness but plenty of fruit too. Pomegranate. Excellent.
Oct 6th, 2018
Inaugural vintage for Joshua West of Elephant Seven Winery. Sourcing from stunning vineyards in the Rocks District. Definitely worth checking out and great value, only $35.00.
Medium ruby red. Intense nose with fresh forest floor on the attack which was then flooded with dark blueberries and dark raspberries, purple floral notes and with a smoky undertone. Even a bit of baking spices throughout. Moderate tannins (5.5/10) and medium bodied. Mix of gaminess and blueberries on the attack of the palate. Great structure with red cherries, spices and herbs. More layers of black olives as it breathes with solid dark rocks in the finish. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2024.
#inauguralvintage
Inaugural vintage for Joshua West of Elephant Seven Winery. Sourcing from stunning vineyards in the Rocks District. Definitely worth checking out and great value, only $35.00.
Medium ruby red. Intense nose with fresh forest floor on the attack which was then flooded with dark blueberries and dark raspberries, purple floral notes and with a smoky undertone. Even a bit of baking spices throughout. Moderate tannins (5.5/10) and medium bodied. Mix of gaminess and blueberries on the attack of the palate. Great structure with red cherries, spices and herbs. More layers of black olives as it breathes with solid dark rocks in the finish. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2024.
#inauguralvintage
Same notes as last time. Surprised to see this clock in at 13.4%
Edit - at 14 weeks, I went back to this post-Coravin. Totally destroyed. Not happy.
Same notes as last time. Surprised to see this clock in at 13.4%
Edit - at 14 weeks, I went back to this post-Coravin. Totally destroyed. Not happy.
This wine made me think of all the different reasons we buy wine. Especially to buy in some quantity and especially "blind" not ever tasted it.
This hit a lot of the marks for me:
- visceral appeal based on my previous (and maybe current love) for the Elephant Six collective. I suppose that there is wine in homage to this makes me officially old.
- inaugural vintage. I love to get in on the ground floor of things
- recommendation of a trusted friend. @Greg Ballington is a steady hand in his thoughts and writings. His scores mean something. So a solid 9.2 was reason to act! Far better than my ramblings which are more fit for the back of the napkin to be tossed at the end of the eve.
- label. Yes. I do judge by the label. This is totally in my style.
This is a very nice wine! In the glass, there was the tell tale purple rim. Explosively fragrant with a melange of cedar and blackberry. I found the palate not exceptionally complex, but the blackberry and blueberry notes came through nicely.
Sometimes Syrah can finish quite sharply in a bitter sense. This finished quite beautifully and is my major reason for the score.
I am excited to try the big brother shortly.
This wine made me think of all the different reasons we buy wine. Especially to buy in some quantity and especially "blind" not ever tasted it.
This hit a lot of the marks for me:
- visceral appeal based on my previous (and maybe current love) for the Elephant Six collective. I suppose that there is wine in homage to this makes me officially old.
- inaugural vintage. I love to get in on the ground floor of things
- recommendation of a trusted friend. @Greg Ballington is a steady hand in his thoughts and writings. His scores mean something. So a solid 9.2 was reason to act! Far better than my ramblings which are more fit for the back of the napkin to be tossed at the end of the eve.
- label. Yes. I do judge by the label. This is totally in my style.
This is a very nice wine! In the glass, there was the tell tale purple rim. Explosively fragrant with a melange of cedar and blackberry. I found the palate not exceptionally complex, but the blackberry and blueberry notes came through nicely.
Sometimes Syrah can finish quite sharply in a bitter sense. This finished quite beautifully and is my major reason for the score.
I am excited to try the big brother shortly.