Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - My first bottle of Cayuse but I've had Proper prior to this one. Notes are very similar at the outset - bacon fat, olives, smoked meat, blood. However, I did find a new descriptor with this bottle - Belgian ale.
Good balance of acidity to keep the wine fresh and keep the tannin in check.
As the bottle opened up in the decanter, I start to get more plum and cherry notes on the palate - an nice surprise to mix up the myriad of funk flavors. With time, the finish of the wine also lengthened and grew richer.