JebDunnuck.com

• By Jeb Dunnuck
  Latest Releases from Washington State, 4/5/2018 (link)

  (Corliss Syrah Columbia Valley) Subscribe to see review text.

JamesSuckling.com

• By James Suckling
  3/17/2018 (link)

  (Corliss Syrah Columbia Valley, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

• By Stephen Tanzer
  Washington: Various Shades of Hot (Oct 2017), 10/1/2017 (link)

  (Corliss Estates Syrah Washington Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull Corliss, 5/16/2019

  (Corliss Estates Syrah) Hello friends. Today’s wine has been among the most challenging-to-source wines coming out of Washington in recent years. We got a small allocation last year—but before that It had been five years since we had last had the opportunity; the 2008 vintage way back on May 17, 2013. We’re one of only a small handful of retail accounts to receive an allocation of this wine (we may, in fact, be the only retailer). Outside of the Corliss mailing list and a few select restaurants, this wine is a ghost. We’ve written about Corliss at length in the past. For today, I’ll offer the condensed version. Corliss only releases three wines outside the winery: a Syrah each spring, and a Cabernet and BDX Blend in the autumn. What has always made Corliss so special—and what continues to this day—is their patience with these releases. They release their wines five years past vintage, well later than 99% of Washington wineries, and that extra bottle age pays wonderful dividends. With five years ageing in barrel and bottle, Corliss wines are usually much further along the path towards integration and complexity than their peer releases. This particular Syrah is a blend of hand-harvested Stillwater Creek fruit on Royal Slope and Corliss’ Canyons Estate Vineyard on Red Mountain, cofermented with a touch of Viognier. It was fermented in concrete and oak and spent 26 months in a mixture of new and used barrels . Now, at its release, it has spent another two-plus years in bottle. Jeb Dunnuck: Copyrighted material withheld. This is a special wine—one that we’re excited to see in our warehouse when we can. It wouldn’t be possible without Lauri and Mike Corliss and their willingness to share with our list members.