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
Christopher had this 10 years ago
Christopher had this 10 years ago
Apr 27th, 2015