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.
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2011 Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Rubentis
8/4/2013 - powersaxo Likes this wine: 89 Points
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2009 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
4/9/2013 - powersaxo wrote: 94 Points
Had with Chinese Lobster - typical, lush Caymus! Yum.
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2007 Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard
3/5/2013 - powersaxo Likes this wine: 98 Points
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.
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