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• Ron Slye wrote: flawed

  December 28, 2021 - Corked! Part of a mini vertical of 2000 and 2001 bionic frog. Both corked. What are the odds? Sigh I guess this is the danger of this hobby.

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  May 7, 2016 - Epic night (Ruth's Chris Parsippany): Such a funny wine, but I love them. It's all funky and different and coming off of two very well made Bordeaux the contrast was a bit sharper. This wine is kindof all over the place, but in a good way. It's got slate and rocks and is just very interesting if not quite what I expect. I continue to really like it and was sad to drink our last of these (although based on the experience a few months ago, the 2000 is getting to a point where it's time to drink up).

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  March 18, 2016 - Tampa Spring Break (the abridged version); 3/17/2016-3/18/2016 (Various Tampa locations (Mise en Place, Ocean Prime, etc.)): Mint, eucalyptus, low tannins, very together, just in that right drinking window and ready to be drunk up. Excellent when first tried. After a few hours in the glass the wine wasn't quite as vibrant or pulled together.

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• Ron Slye wrote: 86 points

  April 14, 2013 - A bit over the hill, or a bad bottle. Nose with hints of nail polish. Thin fruit. Nothing like other Bionic Frogs I have had. Another bottle of this same vintage was corked (all stored in professional wine storage facility, so storage is not an issue). A day later it was slightly better, but still clear it was not going much further.

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• uncorkwashington wrote: 94 points

  July 26, 2011 - Popped and poured, drank over 2 hours at dinner. Dark plum colored in the glass looking like a black hole sitting on the table with no light entering or escaping. The nose was alive and kicking with soy, wet basement, brown sugar, and peppered dark fruits. The palate was equally complex with spice, black fruit, meat, and soy that seemed to change every time I returned to the glass. This wine was exceptionally bright with acidity and perfectly balanced with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves in the last 11 years to be in its prime right now. Lucky us. Medium bodied with a finish that seemed to go on forever. A very deep, complex, and graceful wine that I wish I had more of.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• Type Red
• Producer Cayuse
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Bionic Frog
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Walla Walla Valley

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• In Cellars 34 (43%)
• Consumed 46 (57%)

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