Community Tasting Note

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - Deeply fascinating wine. It seesaws back and forth from cabernet to syrah almost every minute. In one sniff it displays 100% classic cab characteristics, predominantly loads of cassis and blueberry, the next you're sure it's a En Chamberlin syrah, despite knowing full well it's only 16% syrah, and it's actually En Cerise.

In other moments there's a clear, beautiful marriage of the two, the syrah seeming to soften the cab, and brief, exciting glimpses into Cayuse's telltale iron, meat, black tea, soy sauce, crushed rock, and funk. Then, just as soon as it came, the syrah is in the background, and the cab takes over. Rinse, repeat, and the interplay starts all over again. The balance is really lovely. There are times when I want to obsess over the nuances, and times when I just want to sip and not think about it. Both drinking styles are equally enjoyable.

94 for the sheer interestingness, and the revelation that cab and syrah make great lovers. Only reason I didn't score higher is a finish that seemed uncharacteristically soft. Lingering, yes, but the other Cayuse wines I've had packed more of a punch on the back end.

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