Les Collines Vineyard Syrah

Beautiful cool climate Syrah, poised and with finesse.
Black fruit on the nose with some leather accents, an uplifting flower note and a pinch of black pepper. Fresh, enticing, witht nice purity.
Quite light on the palate, poised, almost delicate. Nice flow & definition here with purity and a bit of depth. The typical Syrah notes come forward more towards the back.
More in the Pinot camp than Chateauneuf & is drinking beautifully right now.

Cranberry, herbally, metallic. Definitely a wine that takes time to open and and time to contemplate!

Light and balanced

Bright fruit, fresh with lots of acid. Nice and tasty, but sadly missing the complexity I'd expect.

Relatively dark.
Red fruit: sweet cherry
High acid, local acid, vintage will last a while
Pair: smoked meat, pepper
2009

Nice acidity and balance. Great with food.

Greg Harrington's lovely Syrah. Cooler vintage but showing well--has a soft gamey-ness, thyme, and black fruit. Glad I got to try!

Violet, purple fruits, young but rich

Les Collines syrah, enough said. Gorgeous example of a Walla Walla Valley syrah.

Andrew had this 12 days ago