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2012 Cayuse Syrah Bionic Frog
3/30/2024 - CabinConnoisseur Likes this wine: 97 Points
Gave this to Travis on his birthday, and we opened it together about a week later. This a blow your socks off wine, especially if you like big smoked meat and funk.
Upon opening, the nose is immediately vivid and powerful. Smoked meat, earth, funk, and black.fruit. I have had many wines which have a strong aroma upon opening and then that fades with time, but four hours later the aroma is just as strong and interesting.
Upon opening the palate is a little muted, with olive plus flavors similar to the aroma. But after an hour of air, the flavor is powerful, distinct, and memorable. Smoked salty meat and funk dominate, with olive, black pepper, cinnamon, and dark fruit. After four hours of air, it is even better; it becomes ridiculously smooth and adds a touch of silky vanilla.
Complex. With good length -a wine which provokes thought and conversation. I rated this a 97, and Travis rated it a 98. If you like these types of flavors it is hard to see finding a better of example of this dimension of syrah.
If you are opening one of these, my advice is to pour some in a glass and decant the reat. Swirl and sniff from your glass for an hour a d then sip over the next several hours.
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2009 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
3/15/2024 - CabinConnoisseur Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent. A rich, cool climate cab. Subtle nose of dark cherry, menthol, tobacco and earth. Dark cherry, blackberry, cinnamon, tar, black pepper, and white pepper on the palate. Amazing length on the finish, especially with the zesty spice. Notable complexity and depth. Give this a 2 hour decant at least.
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2015 Luna Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
2/14/2024 - CabinConnoisseur Likes this wine: 92 Points
This has really come together. Decant for 90 minutes.
Classic cab. A little reticent on the nose with fruit, cedar, and earth. Powerful flavors of dark cherry, tar, bell pepper, black pepper, tobacco, spice. Balanced acidity, flavor, and tannin. Very enjoyable.
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