2016 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
amateurwino wrote:
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - A super interesting wine to blind: the nose has strong herb, stone black pepper notes, and some meatiness, but at the same time, while evocative of Northern Rhône wines, this melange is distinct from Northern Rhône Syrah. When one samples the palate, the fruit feels too strong and stark and New World to hazard a Rhône guess. And yet, it also feels nothing like California syrah. Not Australia. If you haven’t had this producer before, this can be confounding to blind. The group agreed, regardless of style preference, that this was a well-made wine.
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Comment posted by srh:
9/9/2019 11:47:00 AM - QUITE a *fascinating* TN, particularly as you rule out the alternatives to what, in fact, it wound up being! :) Plus, I couldn't agree more with the ff: "If you haven’t had this producer before, this can be confounding to blind."
Comment posted by amateurwino:
1/3/2020 10:30:00 AM - Thanks for the comment, @srh. I should note, I brought this wine, so it was not actually blind to me, though I did describe what my thought process was in analyzing whether I thought this was "gettable". Someone who had Cayuse or Reynvaan would definitely have a shot; not sure I'd say the same for people who have had other Washington syrah in general.