Kestrel
Kestrel View Estate Vineyard Syrah
Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
This is a serious bottle of Syrah, and a generous bottle of juice. 5 years have done this bottle well, stripped away the cloak and revealed a cultured, experienced character. The nose was complex, showing Rhone traits, and the smell of a wet Washington day in the forrest, stewed cherries, strawberry-rubarb jam, game, hints of clove and nutmeg, and provancal herbs. The color was just right, becoming garnet like, but still youthful. The pallet was filled with tightly knit layers of dried cherries, cocoa, and nutmeg, finishing smoothly, with a gradual decrescendo of intensity. Definitely on its plateau, and beginning it's decent during the next few years. Can't wait to try the 2011.
$24.99
This is a serious bottle of Syrah, and a generous bottle of juice. 5 years have done this bottle well, stripped away the cloak and revealed a cultured, experienced character. The nose was complex, showing Rhone traits, and the smell of a wet Washington day in the forrest, stewed cherries, strawberry-rubarb jam, game, hints of clove and nutmeg, and provancal herbs. The color was just right, becoming garnet like, but still youthful. The pallet was filled with tightly knit layers of dried cherries, cocoa, and nutmeg, finishing smoothly, with a gradual decrescendo of intensity. Definitely on its plateau, and beginning it's decent during the next few years. Can't wait to try the 2011.
$24.99
A bottle that seriously over delivers. Upon opening he wine is most heady and complex. Meaty but with vigorous fruit. With time the edges are honed and the fruit concentrates.
A bottle that seriously over delivers. Upon opening he wine is most heady and complex. Meaty but with vigorous fruit. With time the edges are honed and the fruit concentrates.
Sep 22nd, 2013
My goodness! If you like Washington Syrah this is a great example. Bold , dark jammy fruit that lingers. On the nose there’s a hint of leather and blackberries all around.
My goodness! If you like Washington Syrah this is a great example. Bold , dark jammy fruit that lingers. On the nose there’s a hint of leather and blackberries all around.
Jan 20th, 2018
Very nice. Big and bold with jammy dark fruit forward. Dry, lots of complexity and lingering finish. Delicious!!
Very nice. Big and bold with jammy dark fruit forward. Dry, lots of complexity and lingering finish. Delicious!!
Mar 7th, 2017
Rich aromas of berry preserves, black pepper, clay, and tar that is equally bold and full-bodied in the mouth, finishing with a smooth flavor of rhubarb and cherry pie.
Rich aromas of berry preserves, black pepper, clay, and tar that is equally bold and full-bodied in the mouth, finishing with a smooth flavor of rhubarb and cherry pie.
Sep 3rd, 2013Energetic Syrah. Full-bodied and dry.
Energetic Syrah. Full-bodied and dry.
Sep 1st, 2013