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Red
2012 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
- Walla Walla Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 122
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Radboy wrote: 95 points
April 19, 2024 - This is liquid earth. Berries intermeshed with gravel and dusty leaves. Polish. Dark as the night. Clean finish that goes on and on. An underlying hint of black olives that never fully emerges. Delicious!
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JasonClapp Likes this wine: 94 points
March 27, 2024 - Very rich and in the classic Baron style. Very good. Round, Plum, Blackberry, Earth, Leather, Smoke, Tobacco, Oak. Great nose, palate, mouthfeel, and Finish. Also agree with Ex-Ray… ditto his comments. Thanks Christophe! Glad you aren’t in Champagne.
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acyso wrote: 85 points
March 17, 2024 - Heater week; 3/8/2024-3/17/2024 (Chicago, IL): The alcohol sticks out here, relative to many of the other preceding wines. Almost overly dirty and funky, with too much barnyard. Some spice notes, but the fruit has gone AWOL.
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Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 97 points
March 17, 2024 - Ninth time tasted since 2019. One of their best Cailloux vintages, fully mature but getting even better! Dark garnet, opaque. Immediate very pronounced typical Cayuse syrah aroma of smoke, tar, roasted meat, French oak, plums, blackberries. Big, rich flavors to match, full-bodied but perfectly well balanced, not at all heavy; some anise on late palate. No significant tannin in the way of the fruit. Slight bitterness when first opened, blew off after a couple of hours. Outstanding now, a perfect example of a Christophe Baron syrah, should easily hold another 5 years.
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RJWallis Likes this wine: 96 points
December 14, 2023 - This wine disappeared at our holiday party in face of strong competition from top end producers. Rich and elegant at the same time, perfect pairing with a meaty chili and cornbread, but wonderful on its own. Splashed decanted then 3 hours open back in the bottle. Super pumped to have more.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Cayuse
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Cailloux Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Walla Walla Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 25 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,070 (47%)
- Consumed 1,159 (51%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
93% Like It 60 votes
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- ProducerCayuse
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationWalla Walla Valley
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- AppellationWalla Walla Valley