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• mlawren1 wrote: 90 points

  April 5, 2024 - Almost a bit like a Cabernet franc. Dark cherry with green pepper underneath. Finishes earthy.

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• Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 97 points

  March 17, 2024 - Fourth time tasted since 2021, final bottle. This bottle is dark garnet and still completely opaque. Very Northern Rhône style, with sweet smoky roasted meat and bacon aromas, complex and pronounced; black cherries and plums also in the nose. The flavors match the aromas; full-bodied but extremely round, balanced and smooth, nice acidity, very little tannin, and a very long and lingering aftertaste with just a slightly hot component. The finish keeps going on. The wine put on weight and complexity the second evening, one reason we like to taste many wines over two evenings. Cerise is one of our favorite Cayuse syrahs for its elegance and complexity, though not as big as several others, such as Armada. Perfect now, drink up.
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• mlawren1 wrote: 92 points

  February 3, 2024 - Starts out a bit muted. Opens up with blueberries, strawberries and currants. Finishes with a bit of meat and leather.

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• wineismylife wrote: 93 points

  April 5, 2023 - WIML93
  
  Tasted non blind.
  
  Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Nose of aspirin, roasted meat, black pepper and black cherries. Flavors of Bing cherries, plums and boysenberries. Medium acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink over the short term.

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• Radboy wrote: 94 points

  January 3, 2023 - Fabulous wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Cayuse
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard En Cerise Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Walla Walla Valley

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• Pending Delivery 7 (1%)
• In Cellars 434 (45%)
• Consumed 516 (54%)

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