Dark purple in color with a wide purplish rim, and medium plus intensity.
Strong nose of black currants, plums, tobacco, licorice, light oak, spices and chocolate notes.
Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, currants, light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth, herbs, peppercorn and tobacco leaf.
Short finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 5-year-old Syrah blend from Columbia Valley is drinking nicely right out of the bottle, but better after 2 hours of airtime.
As it opens up, more earth notes show up and bring more complexity. Feels like a heavy Southern Rhone red.
This 5 year old Syrah is drinking at its peak, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
Rich and fruit forward. Soft and elegant, with a mouth coating feel. Spicy and complex.
A blend of 70% Syrah, 22% Carignan and 8% Mourvedre.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$25.
Dark purple in color with a wide purplish rim, and medium plus intensity.
Strong nose of black currants, plums, tobacco, licorice, light oak, spices and chocolate notes.
Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, currants, light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth, herbs, peppercorn and tobacco leaf.
Short finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 5-year-old Syrah blend from Columbia Valley is drinking nicely right out of the bottle, but better after 2 hours of airtime.
As it opens up, more earth notes show up and bring more complexity. Feels like a heavy Southern Rhone red.
This 5 year old Syrah is drinking at its peak, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
Rich and fruit forward. Soft and elegant, with a mouth coating feel. Spicy and complex.
A blend of 70% Syrah, 22% Carignan and 8% Mourvedre.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$25.
Sep 20th, 2025
Nice wine. Plush and textured. Subject to price, this is a buy.
Nice wine. Plush and textured. Subject to price, this is a buy.
Dec 15th, 2018
This is a delightful oddball- Bread dough, barnyard, currents, plum skin. It's leaning towards that 'natural' wine character but luckily it doesn't cross the line for me.
Good texture - nice balance in the mouth between silky lacto acid and soft tannins.
Good wine to serve to your crunchy Gen X friends while you can still enjoy it.
Edit: this opened up with more ripe fruit on the second day
This is a delightful oddball- Bread dough, barnyard, currents, plum skin. It's leaning towards that 'natural' wine character but luckily it doesn't cross the line for me.
Good texture - nice balance in the mouth between silky lacto acid and soft tannins.
Good wine to serve to your crunchy Gen X friends while you can still enjoy it.
Edit: this opened up with more ripe fruit on the second day
Jul 22nd, 2025
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
