JM Cellars
Columbia Valley Syrah
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Wow! Just wow... 2014 is even better than 2013. Parfumey, meaty and fruity all at once, and so good. White pepper, blueberries, plum, baking spices, and a hint of dried meat gracefully unravel in your mouth as you sip. Yum!
Wow! Just wow... 2014 is even better than 2013. Parfumey, meaty and fruity all at once, and so good. White pepper, blueberries, plum, baking spices, and a hint of dried meat gracefully unravel in your mouth as you sip. Yum!
Mar 14th, 2020Inky appearance, floral nose, and a taste experience packed with elegant spice and tobacco notes that follow the initial, voluptuous plum and blackberry fruit notes. Yum!!
Inky appearance, floral nose, and a taste experience packed with elegant spice and tobacco notes that follow the initial, voluptuous plum and blackberry fruit notes. Yum!!
Jul 10th, 2019Needs some serious aeration still, as it is a huge, inky, tannic monster of a Syrah! Tobacco, ripe pomegranate, wet slate/pencil shavings and a hint of leather loom large and full, once it has gotten enough air. Yum!!!
Needs some serious aeration still, as it is a huge, inky, tannic monster of a Syrah! Tobacco, ripe pomegranate, wet slate/pencil shavings and a hint of leather loom large and full, once it has gotten enough air. Yum!!!
Oct 25th, 2018Hint hint, the 2011 vintage of this JM Columbia Valley Syrah is actually 64% Boushey Syrah. That is because the cool temps of 2011 didn’t produce enough fruit for it to be 100%. But even at 64% it is still graced by the intense, jammy, and meaty characteristics Boushey fruit is known for. After about an hour of being open, this wine is bombastic. The first and most intense fruit note is ripe plum, followed by a hint of blackberry or dark cherry. The fleshy notes are fleeting, and bold but not as prominent as the fruit. It ends with lingering tobacco notes. Yum!!!
Hint hint, the 2011 vintage of this JM Columbia Valley Syrah is actually 64% Boushey Syrah. That is because the cool temps of 2011 didn’t produce enough fruit for it to be 100%. But even at 64% it is still graced by the intense, jammy, and meaty characteristics Boushey fruit is known for. After about an hour of being open, this wine is bombastic. The first and most intense fruit note is ripe plum, followed by a hint of blackberry or dark cherry. The fleshy notes are fleeting, and bold but not as prominent as the fruit. It ends with lingering tobacco notes. Yum!!!
Oct 21st, 2017Wonderfully tannic, aromatics that linger like a stubborn lover, plum, cloves/baking spices on the nose, maybe a hint of overripe fruit/higher sugars... But I luke it a lot.
Wonderfully tannic, aromatics that linger like a stubborn lover, plum, cloves/baking spices on the nose, maybe a hint of overripe fruit/higher sugars... But I luke it a lot.
Sep 5th, 2016Wonderful ripe red fruit (raspberry and plum). Yum!
Wonderful ripe red fruit (raspberry and plum). Yum!
Mar 15th, 2016Nice full bodied sweetness (from the Boushey fruit I think), edged in spiciness and plum. Yum!
Nice full bodied sweetness (from the Boushey fruit I think), edged in spiciness and plum. Yum!
Apr 3rd, 2015
Very nice. Red fruit, vanilla. Lovely acid & tannins.
Very nice. Red fruit, vanilla. Lovely acid & tannins.
Dec 22nd, 2023Love their wines. Impeccable mouthfeel, dark fruit and nicely integrated oak. Thanks, John!
Love their wines. Impeccable mouthfeel, dark fruit and nicely integrated oak. Thanks, John!
Nov 26th, 2014