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2014 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah The Contender In the Rocks

Syrah

  • USA
  • Washington
  • Columbia Valley
  • Walla Walla Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 36

  • caroleandjay Likes this wine:

    December 3, 2023 - Not rating this. This was a winebid purchase and I'm starting to doubt the prior storage. Most of these have been light/elegant, but this was just gone. Little fruit, no meat.

  • jsebiri wrote:

    November 13, 2023 - Lots of fruit , seemed very smooth , no backbone , didn't do a ton for me. I could see those who like fruity wines enjoying this.

  • PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 94 points

    August 9, 2023 - Bumped up a point from my last note (December 2022). There was an added mid-palate delicious earthy note and an added elegance to the wine since the last bottle.

  • Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 94 points

    July 22, 2023 - Fourth time tasting since 2018, some bottle variation. The last bottle, a month ago, showed typical smoke and roasted meat but this bottle did not. Still garnet but some translucency. Pronounced aromas but straightforward syrah, of black fruits and oak. Full-bodied but very smooth, round syrah flavors and an excellent aftertaste. Fully mature, drink over the next year or two.
    Ric

    2 people found this helpful Comment
  • RJWallis Likes this wine: 93 points

    July 5, 2023 - No. 2 syrah from a blind tasting of 9 syrahs (including No Girls, MTR, Cayuse, Betz, K Vintners and The Walls. A crowd favorite with most using the descriptor elegant. Drinking beautifully after a 3 hour decant.

    2 people found this helpful Comment
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  • By Stephen Tanzer
    Washington: Various Shades of Hot (Oct 2017), 10/1/2017 (link)

    (Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah In The Rocks Vineyard The Contender Washington Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2014
  • Type Red
  • Producer Reynvaan Family Vineyards
  • Varietal Syrah
  • Designation The Contender
  • Vineyard In the Rocks
  • Country USA
  • Region Washington
  • SubRegion Columbia Valley
  • Appellation Walla Walla Valley
  • UPC Code 1421004550343

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 5 (0%)
  • In Cellars 823 (62%)
  • Consumed 499 (38%)

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