April 15, 2024 - Pnp for my wifes Birthday. This is the usual cayuse combination of ripe fruit and delicious umami notes. Could list them all off but you know what you're getting into. The cork was perfect. Seemed very young and vibrant still. Ever so slight bitter note on the finish. I'm thinking another 10 years to go or more. These are such timeless wines. Bought two bottles each of 13 and 14 off of an acquaintance for the allocation list price a few years back. Sadly this was my last bottle of the 13s.
February 10, 2024 - I’ve had many issues with the 2013 vintage from Cayuse but after 10 years this one really lifted off ! Finally! Deep rich full bodied and balanced. Only decanted for an hour, chocolate cherry, big bomb juice.
August 17, 2023 - Very smooth blackberry fruit with meaty flavors, excellent structure, tannins integrated and soft, ample finish, less funk
May 21, 2023 - Kleur: Diep donkerrood. Aroma / bouquet: Vanaf de eerste vleug: boers, sap van rode biet en bijna 'sap van gefermenteerde rode biet', rozenolie. Smaak / Afdronk: In de mond: een zachte zuurgraad, opvallend 'lactisch', een retronasale indruk van karnemelk. Boterzachte tannines. Algemeen / potentieel: Mijn derde notitie van de derde fles die ik kocht. En de hoge scores van andere CT-gebruikers kan ik werkelijk niet verklaren. Heb ik flessen met fouten of is deze wijn gewoon niet mijn ding? Liefhebber van Syrah en Shiraz in verschillende verschijningsvormen.... 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 8 + Smaak / Afdronk: 11 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 81/100
Kleur: Diep donkerrood. Aroma / bouquet: Vanaf de eerste vleug: boers, sap van rode biet en bijna 'sap van gefermenteerde rode biet', rozenolie. Smaak / Afdronk: In de mond: een zachte zuurgraad, opvallend 'lactisch', een retronasale indruk van karnemelk. Boterzachte tannines. Algemeen / potentieel: Mijn derde notitie van de derde fles die ik kocht. En de hoge scores van andere CT-gebruikers kan ik werkelijk niet verklaren. Heb ik flessen met fouten of is deze wijn gewoon niet mijn ding? Liefhebber van Syrah en Shiraz in verschillende verschijningsvormen.... 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 8 + Smaak / Afdronk: 11 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 81/100
May 18, 2023 - As close to perfection as I could imagine for a Syrah. Funk, olives, charred sardines and burnt tire, charred earth. Love it
May 13, 2023 - My first bottle of this wine. It takes awhile to settle down but when it doe it was worth waiting for. Concentrated and complex with a long life ahead. Hold or drink with long decant.
January 6, 2023 - Compared with a bottle opened three weeks earlier, a glass removed, the rest frozen, in a blind tasting. The frozen bottle was preferred 9 to 5 votes. Dark garnet, opaque. Very pronounced aroma of roasted meats, smoke, black olives. Deep, dark fruit, concentrated flavors, mouth-coating, fabulous flavors building over 30-45 seconds. Very slightly hot on the late palate and aftertaste, but just about perfect, and fully mature.
Ric
January 1, 2023 - 4 hour decant. Big, dark fruits everywhere, a finish that goes on forever.
December 9, 2022 - Drank with other Syrah’s — Hundred Acre, Astralis, SQN, Guigal La Turque. Was by far the gnarliest, strongest, most extreme of them all. In a league of its own. Was great to drink with the others and offered a far end of the spectrum. Not sure this would be the wine to have if only serving one!
October 9, 2022 - I’m sorry this wine is not good. Nothing but bitter greens even after three plus hours decanting. I can tolerate most Cayuse but this funk is potent.