Community Tasting Notes 24

• driftless Likes this wine:

  March 24, 2024 - Opened 3 hours before drinking, which made a positive difference in the wine. Black raspberry, olive, blood, espresso, iodine, barnyard, and a saline finish. Unmistakeable Rocks funk. Gorgeous and generous with immaculate structure. No rush to drink these, and no problem drinking now with some air.

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• Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 100 points

  October 12, 2023 - Third time tasting in the past year. Tasted with 2014 Reynvaan Foothills and Stonessence, both great, but this was even better. Opened two hours before pouring, still had some the second night. Still garnet and opaque, with wonderful complex aromas of blackberries, cassis, prominent herbal notes, coffee, and a touch of the roasted meat and bacon, very much a Cote Rotie style. Flavors to match, full-bodied but very round and smooth, with soft tannins in the background. Licorice in the late palate and long aftertaste. Not too hot. For my taste a perfect Oregon syrah!
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• RPerro Likes this wine: 95 points

  May 11, 2023 - Decanted for an hour in the Recanter, then back into the bottle for service. Massive wine, very complex and savory with an underlying sweet fruit component. Really nice and a pleasure to drink. Was even better on day 2, so maybe a longer decant if you pop one soon. Drink now with air - 2034+.

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• Redteeth wrote:

  April 24, 2023 - Decanted this twine more than 24 hours before serving. This was better than some of the other Horsepower Syrahs I've opened. It has a lot of the Cayuse funk but didn't have any of the other off-putting flavors. I am sure this will appeal to those seeking this style. It's not my cup of tea so I am probably not a great review resource.

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• wilkinsmd Does not like this wine: 88 points

  November 18, 2022 - A touch stinky on the nose (which is a good thing). Dark and dense, a bit spicy on the finish. Unique flavor on the palate unlike anything from France or even California. Not my style.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Horsepower Vineyards
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Sur Echalas Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Walla Walla Valley

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• Pending Delivery 10 (1%)
• In Cellars 680 (71%)
• Consumed 267 (28%)

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