2014 Cayuse Syrah Bionic Frog

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  2/22/2024 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Two and a half hour decant and then drunk with Juan S. for lunch. Paired with home smoked brisket on a brioche roll with jerk aioli and home made coleslaw. This was very good but a bit disappointing because I expected more and have had better experiences with Bionic Frog. Juan, needless to say, an inexperienced wine drinker, thought it was excellent.
  
  It was very smooth with tannin mostly if not fully resolved but the palate was less explosive that normal - limited fruit, only very light raspberry and no smooth white pepper. Maybe it was just an off day for me or maybe the pairing was too much, although I used jerk marinade and jerk spice that Juan had given me to make the aioli and he though the with was great. I have two more bottles and maybe they will show better. Like I said, still very good but on the actual/ expectation scale, I have had many higher rated wines.
  
  PS - There was no Cayuse funk, perhaps because of the decant. I am very happy with that, because it is the only thing I do not like about Christoph's wines.

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  12/8/2023 - norsktorsk wrote: 94 Points

  This was very funky on day 1. almost undrinkable after a 4-5 hour decent. day two much improved and actually enjoyable. not actually to my liking but maybe there is something to all the great rap.

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  10/18/2023 - Amerique wrote: 95 Points

  Previous notes apply with the addition that the fruit is weighty and big, smooth, and lengthy.

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  9/27/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points

  A private tasting and dinner (Restaurant Fitzgerald *, Rotterdam, NL): The 2006 was so overripe and over the top, that I did not like it at all. This vintage is slightly more restrained in style, but the flavours and aromas are still really wild. Green peppers, herbal notes, overripe fruit, salmiac, liquorice, red meat, flowers, very drying tannins, long and dry finish. There is a lot going on, but at the end of the day it’s unhinged. Not for me.

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  7/28/2023 - Radboy wrote: 98 Points

  We somehow managed to open a second bottle of this in July and it continues to impress. Perfumed nose with hints of tapenade that unfolds with dark berry and sweet cherry fruit. Remarkable balance and a smooth extended finish. Terrific!

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