Community Tasting Notes 26

• Ron Slye wrote: 94 points

  April 8, 2023 - Still seems very young. Dark color with no noticeable bricking. As with most aged cayuse the funk has nicely settled into the othe savory and fruit flavors. Did not have the same wow power as I remember years ago, though definitely not flawed as the last bottle was! Quite enjoyable and another marker of the lengthily of these wines. Curious to revisit with my last bottle a few years from now.

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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. This is particularly sad as this was the vintage that, when I first drank it, led to a profound wow moment.

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• Gage Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 9, 2019 - Cork broke 1/2 through opening, but seal was good. Filtered and aerated. Had that quintessential Cayuse nose, but initially tasted like a bit of olive brine and like Guinness. More interesting than great at first. Over the evening air brought in more smoke, meat, and mushroom. Intriguing on the palate.

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• Ron Slye wrote:

  September 19, 2016 - This was an off bottle I think. Strong brett/band aid on the nose as well in the palate. Over time there was some nice smoky elements emerging. This was more interesting to drink than pleasant, and in fact we stopped after about 1 glass and instead ordered the wine pairing at Willows. Fortuitously they poured some great wines, so it was not a complete loss!
  
  Will open another bottle soon. Looking at my earlier notes and that of others, I do think this was a bottle issue and not necessarily a sign that the wine is past its time.

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• f22nickell Likes this wine: 94 points

  October 2, 2014 - A gorgeous nose of dark cherries and other red and black fruits, game meats, olives, brine, and warm earth. Tight on the palate with real mid palate tension, provided by gorgeous acidity, with refined, fine grained tannins. Excellent structure, fruit weight and length, with a very complex flavor profile. Unique as only Cayuse can be.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• 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 37 (45%)
• Consumed 45 (55%)

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