The 2012 Tribe Vineyard Syrah. This may be the most unique syrah I have ever tried in terms of profile. When I first opened this wine, I honestly thought someone had messed up and opened a Piedmontese wine like a Carema or Barberesco. The nose was full force damp leaves, cherry, strawberry, and rose petals to the point where my brain shut down for half a second. After a good long decant, the initial wash of aromas mellowed and more traditional blackberries cobbler type flavors and aromas joined the party. This was a big wine with a lot of intensity, but it seemed to only be playing the high notes with little in the way of bass notes of things like meat or olives that generally undergird a syrah. All in all, a pleasent wine in a love it or hate style. 94
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Excellent. Upon opening a floral/fruity nose wafted up. Roses and lychees. Upon sipping lychees, roses, blue flowers, mangoes and cannabis on the palette. All around drinking well and extremely intriguing and nice. Noticed a distinct Cayuse profile as well. *2nd night open. Roses and violets. Raspberries. Cayuse funk profile making more of a presence. Olive tapenade and some thyme elements. Other volatiles upon opening (last night) have blown off. Some faint distinct cannabis on the nose. Nice fruit on the palette.
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Again, these are love it or hate it style wines, and I fall on the “love it” side every single time. This was part of a blind lineup for “Rhône style wines”. These wines are a bit difficult not to identify in a blind lineup due to their distinctive aromatics.
My note here is pretty similar to the 2011 I opened a year and a half ago. In true to Christophe Baron style, this is a savory packed punch wrapped in elegance. Aromatically, it’s a heady display of soy, teriyaki, green olive, peppercorn crusted smoked meats, currant and spicy rhubarb. At 10yrs, the palate is almost a dead ringer for high end northern Rhône Syrah. The savory/iron driven components from the nose continue but there is great acid followed by stems, herbs de Provence and lots of wildflowers/potpourri for a floral finish. I found the 2011 to have a lighter/more floral profile, but this one certainly has more stuffing and aging potential. This seems to just now be entering a peak drinking window.
Also in the lineup was a 2014 Hors Categorie (also from Christophe Baron), and I found the 2012 HP to taste younger, while the 2014 HC had a bit more heft in the mid-palate. Love both.
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Nose was unbelievable! chocolate, black fruits, toasted spice, and plums. But what followed was a overly acidic/acute + astringent. Needed to be paired with meat or cheese, full-bodied and concentrated on the palate.
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This is so good it is hard to describe! An amalgam of flavors ranging from white pepper, dark berries, touches of leafy soil, kirsch, and leather. Exquisite mid-palate concentration and a heavenly finish. Truly a gem, bravo!
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Fantastic. I didn’t love these Horsepowers when they were young. At 9 yrs of age they have integrated beautifully and gained balance and settled enough so that the complexity shines. This was fruit forward but perfectly complemented by black olive, cured meat, and a touch of tar. Amazing wine.
Fabulous, and perfectly drinkable! Garnet, no brown edges, but not totally opaque. Pronounced complex aromas of roasted meat, smoke, pepper, mushrooms. On the palate, medium-full bodied, but soft and round; full of flavors, definite elegance, not a huge mouth-coating wine. Very long aftertaste, with some anise at the end. This is not a big, huge wine but more refined and complex, definitely similar in style to Guigal's single vineyards. Enjoy over the next 5+ years. Ric
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Almost a year since my prior bottle of this, and I find that it's in a much more agreeable spot. PnP, this was a little tight, but quickly opened to reveal the savory funkiness that I was hoping for. Fantastic bottle from start to finish.
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Look: medium garnet w/ magenta rim; medium amount of medium-slow legs
Nose: cherry, tree bark, leather, smoked paprika, orange bell pepper, light dried tomato; great expressive nose
Palate: paprika, bell pepper, dry cherry, peppered salami, dry herbs, dry forest floor; long finish of dry herbs, leather, white pepper, clay; dry; medium- body; medium+ acidity; low+fine, velvety tannin
Overall: Wonderful tannins, amazing complexity, and awesome flavor. Syrah's my favorite red varietal but somehow didn't guess it here, although, it makes sense in retrospect. Absolutely excellent wine.
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Loved this. Favorite Syrah I’ve had all year. Deep plum and cherry flavors mix with iodine and some gamey background flavors. Every sip was a pleasure.
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Still thoroughly enjoying this wine. Check out my other TNs. Just open my last 3 bottle case of this. Still drinking beautifully. Still something I'm reaching for either form my own celebration or to show someone else what US Syrah can be.
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Continues to be a mighty wine and one of my all time favorite Syrahs. Not as crazy as a Cayuse, but still big, powerful plum fruits, soy, soil and a little blood. More tightly knit than the Cayuse. This is drinking beautifully now, but still has a long time to go. Sublime experience.
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Opened for CT Virtual Rhone Tasting, consumed over two days. This is clearly a baby. Opened four hours before tasting, this was still reticent but lovely as it began to open up, but around the five hour mark, it started shutting down hard.
Day 2, this began to sing. Elegant, silken on the palate, Rocks signature of brine, olive, iron notes, savory with a brush of dark fruit. Beautiful wine, but I won't touch another for years.
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Quite enjoyable. Definitely has the Cayuse fingerprint (I.e., nutty, potpourris, etc). Lot of classic Syrah notes. Medium bodied. Well integrated tannins. Really long finish. Needs an hour to breathe, and more time is even better.
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Close to a five hour decant, enjoyed from a Zalto Burgundy glass.
Well, it has got that Cayuse funk. Incredibly complex aromatically, there is earths and meats and iron with a background of dark fruits and herbal notes.
Rather medium bodied, with soft integrated tannins The wine comes across as lean for as rich as it is.
Still seems a little tight, and as if this one would benefit from at least a few more years of bottle age.
I think it is still not revealing all that it has going on and has plenty of composure to rest further. Note to self: wait 2-5 years for the next one.
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Enjoyed with a rack of lamb for our New Years Eve dinner. We let the wine breath in our glasses for about 30 minutes. Wonderful bouquet and a surprisingly elegant wine.
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Fabulous, and perfectly drinkable! Garnet, no brown edges, but not totally opaque. Pronounced complex aromas of roasted meat, smoke, pepper, mushrooms. On the palate, medium-full bodied, but soft and round; full of flavors, definite elegance, not a huge mouth-coating wine. Very long aftertaste, with some anise at the end. This is not a big, huge wine but more refined and complex, definitely similar in style to Guigal's single vineyards. Enjoy over the next 5+ years. Ric
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Bottle was great, opened at the restaurant with a 1 hour decant while having cocktails, it could have used more time in the decanter. Will hold the next 2 for at least another 2 years.
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Max and Steve brought into Steak 48. YES. Another Christophe styled wine that is just in my wheelhouse. Savory bloody medium dark red fruit. Stewed red veg with a steak on the side. The palate shows more briney, mineral driven qualities that balance nicely with the fruit. Not for everyone but this was showing super well tonight.
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9th Annual Holiday Dinner and Cellar Raid (Naperville, IL): Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. I love opening the HP's with guests who may not be familiar with the style of these wines. It is truly a love it or hate it wine. I have found that with more time, the funkiness blows off quicker and you get to the core of what these wines are about. these are savory wines that make you really think about what it is you are tasting.
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Couldn't wait any longer, had to open one of these. Pretty fine juice. 30 minute in glass decant put this in a very good place. Green olives and forest floor on the nose. But the palette . . . wow! Super smooth almost elegant but plenty of horsepower :-). Dark DARK berries, earthy with a medium to long finish. Will wait another year or two for the next bottle but it would not be a mistake to open a bottle around the holidays.
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So happy that I got accepted on the HP list last year. This was once again a sublime wine. It is certainly big, but it has the depth and the complexity to go with it. This is only just ready to drink. It will be fine for a good number of years.
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Nose of funk, earth and pepper. Extremely savory with notes of salted meat, beef blood, olives and more pepper. Did not decant but drank over 4 hours and paired well with bone in ribeye and portobello mushrooms. Very typical HP that will still require more age to shine through. Not for the faint of heart and it is definitely a wine that others will either love or hate. Has the structure to last a decade and hope to wait as long as i can for my last bottle.
update on day 2. Completely beautiful, which is where i had thought it would go. I need to be more disciplined in decanting these big wines.
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Big nose of blood,pepper and a little ribena (for the Europeans). Beautifully smooth, a little bit of rubber (which I think will resolve later on), lot of cherry and plum. Great backbone but well covered. Just at the very start of its drinking window. This will get better. Big mouthfeel - long finish. Lovely wine.
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Syrah of the night in a blind tasting including Royal City, Stonessence and DuMol Jack. Typical Cayuse style funk on the nose, powerhouse juice on the palette. 4 hour decant was just right for this, the gang could not stop talking about its finish.
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Definitely a fascinating wine, but not one I will seek out again.
Stephen Tanzer (Vinous) described this has having aromas of "liquefied lamb tartare." About as strange a description as I have seen (you can tell the difference in the smell between liquified and solid lamb tartare!?), but somehow apt. Insanely meaty, with a lot of iodine and salt. The first night, it was so unusual and challenging to drink, we decided to just leave it in the decanter and try again the next night.
It was better the second night with some fruit coming through, and the gamey-ness still there (which is fine) but calming down. If this is your cup of tea, I would recommend waiting another 5+ years, and then only drinking with something very meaty.
For me, drinking this is a bit like going to a very high-end restaurant, where all of the food is foamed and jelled. It is trying too hard for my tastes. I get that that is interesting, and unique, and I understand that some like it, but it is not for me.
If we were to rate it, the score would be sub-90. Lots of people love this. I won't leave a score to distort the average.
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Simply a fantastic wine. Decanted 5 hours, this was one of the best Baron wines I have had. An amazing combination of rich, meaty fruit finely integrated with a polished finish. Yum!
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Yes, most or all of the superlatives heaped on this wine are true. A real stunner if you're way into Syrah like we are. There isn't much I can add to the other notes here however the term "palate coating" definitely came to mind when first tasting this wine. I.E. it lights up every part of the palate.
I don't have experience tasting rare & expensive vintages of Hermitage or Cote Rotie (Guigal La Moline for example) however its hard to envision how Syrah can get a whole lot better than this.
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Consumed over two nights. It was actually better on day two. Really phenomenal stuff. First the aromas leap out of the glass. Very funky. Beef blood, venison tartare, olive tapendade, Asian spices, and baking spices. Medium body. Some chewy tannins. Cedar, blue fruits, peppers. Long silky finish that really shined on day two. If you drink this now, I recommend an 8 hour decant. Otherwise this should continue to improve over the next decade or more.
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Right off the bat, the 2012 Horsepower The Tribe Syrah gives off powerful scents of gunpowder, musky strawberries, smoked game meat, black olives and violets. It is medium-bodied in the mouth, with incredible refinement, a cashmere-like texture and loads of dark olives, minerals, and beef blood. Very long on the finish, with wet rock, earth and dark fruits everywhere. Even at this early stage, this is very enjoyable and quite approachable. A truly mesmerizing Syrah that is firing on all cylinders. 97.
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Rich, delicious, highly concentrated blackberry fruit with sweat socks, meaty, gamey flavors, excellent structure, long finish, not appreciably different from Cayuse wines
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Oh wow, what a bottle of wine. I'm an avid Cayuse drinker and had a beautiful Bionic Frog the other day. The best WA Syrah I've had to date. Its a >$200 bottle of wine. The regular Cayuse are wonderful wines too. This bottle was 2/3 of the way between a normal (if there is such a thing) Cayuse and the BF. At a lower price point. Big body with layers of fruit. Lovely amounts of bloody meat and earth. Long finish. Just getting onto the drinking plateau, but many years left. This made me immediately go out and look for more. There is a big spread in the secondary market for this wine so look around. Yum.
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Barnyard in a bottle. The smell upon was barn yard funky beyond my preference.
Decanted for 2-3 hours, sniffing along the way. The Barnyard went from off the charts when poured and came down slightly after a few hours. It had a nice smokey/oaky and raspberry characteristics that went from barely noticeable to nice.
Unfortunately for me, it didn't work for me (or wife).... hopefully with a few more years, the barnyard will mitigate.
It had a medium weight and nice color.
Lots of people love it... I didn't last night. :)
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Served at a blind tasting along with 6 other syrahs. 4 hour decant had this wine drinking beautifully from the outset, despite its relative youth. Unmistakably a Christophe gem, a bit of funk on the nose, transcendent earthiness and dark fruits on the palette, with a well integrated long finish. I will save the other bottles for another 3 - 5 years minimum, but if you have a few, don't be afraid to drink one now so long as you give it plenty of time to open.
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Decanted for two hours. This is a caveman's wine. This is a Paleo and Atkins diet wine. This is a wine crafted for a T-Rex. This wine is a 48oz. Peter Luger porterhouse steak. This is a Medieval Times eat your meat off a leg bone wine. A blood suckers wine. This is not a namby-pamby vegan or vegetarian's wine. This is not a suburban soccer mom pumpkin spice wine. This is not a 1999 98-point Parker Australian Shiraz ooze monster. This is a Pizza Hut meat lover's wine that should have a warning sticker on the label that reads, "Meat Only...No Fruits Allowed!" I'd love to hand a glass of this wine to a vegan/vegetarian and ask them to describe what they are smelling. I think they'd lack descriptors because this wine smells only like various types and preparations of meat. Grilled, smoked, sauteed, fried, even a la plancha. A carnivores delight, this wine is. This wine is not for the masses and I wouldn't presume to serve it to friends at a Saturday night dinner while playing Cards Against Humanity. This is an old school Cornas syrah lover's wine. Drink at your own risk. 98pts.
Very earthy and and forest floor along with some barnyard. Nice white and black pepper especially on the palate. Very good finish. Could use a little more time in the bottle but probably a long decant would be beneficial. (Popped and Poured)
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My tasting of 12 Christophe Baron wines. Very dark and opaque; very big nose typical of syrah, with burnt wood character and typical Cayuse "barnyard" component. Slightly herbal, black raspberry aromas and flavors. Viscous, acid and tannin in balance, great aftertaste. Surprisingly drinkable for such a young, big wine, but certainly will hold many years. Ric
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Dark garnet. Big nose of grilled herbs, licorice mushrooms and road tar. Earthy, dark fruit, and the recognizable Cayuse funk which was more prominent. This bottle had been previously opened via Coravin and was now opened and decanted . Does seem to have changed. Liked it better before.
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Lighter & more modern than the Cayuse En Chamberlin & No Girls Syrah. Elegant. Refined. Well balanced. Red raspberry. Cayuse funk is still there. Needs time
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My favorite of the three " Cayuse " wines. More subtle funkiness. Some earthiness, deep and complex dark fruits, balanced tannins and acidity. Opened and tasted from a Coravin pour over 30 minutes. I suspect it and the others would have improved with a decant and air time.
Donated by Henry at BBQ at his house. This was really strong and intense on the funk in the nose. Definitely hints of barnyard, horse manure. Similar on the palate, with some underlying fruit. Very intense and complex wine. I think it could benefit from a few more years in bottle.
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Uncorked (not decanted) for 5 hours before taken out to a restaurant to accompany spicy Szechaun hotpot: it was fresh, minty on the nose, full of minerality with ripe yet not over-extracted, well-delineated black fruits. Elegance with Omphh were the words that came to mind. My wife did not believe it was American. A lovely drink to balance out the spicy beef poached in the hotpot. Ready now IMHO, and no need to wait. Why delay the gratification? Allocated 3 bottles last year. This is the second one drunk. First one was consumed far before it was ready last year (and not breathed). Interesting what one year later and 5 hours of breathing can do to a wine.
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I've been looking forward to trying this for some time and have to admit it's been very difficult to keep my mits out of the uber-cool wooden case!
Color: light/medium-depth ruby core -> medium ruby rim; lighter appearance than expected. Rockstar bouquet right out of the gates: barnyard funk, roasted meat, blood, iodine and old leather soaked in brine. Palate silky smooth with roasted meat and cherries and a touch of white pepper on the back end of the considerable finish. Great acidity and palate presence showing as an old world wine in new world clothes. I have to agree with others that this absolutely presents as a Cayuse stablemate (yeah, went there); very Cailloux-esque if that can be an adjective. Well balanced, lovely wine that has (I think) a long and bright future ahead.
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Decanted 3 hrs before, loaded back in bottle and off to restaurant. Definitely a Cayuse wine. Similar funk nose. That said, not much Syrah pepper there. A great wine but not all that different than an En Cerise or Cailloux.
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Distinctive. High acid, pure fruit - blackberry, Bing cherry, touch of something exotic. Minerality is omnipresent but side-by-side with the fruit. Harmonious.
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Banyard funk, licorice, bittersweet black cherry, plum, forrest floor, mushrooms. Fierce minerality, mouth coating richness and body, fine tannins. The funk with the richness remind me of eating a dried cherry with a slice of brie.
Day 2: barnyard funk has faded and spice and floral elements have emerged. Salinity and fruit notes are consistent with prior day.
Definitely better on day 2, so if you drink now give it a long decant. Opened this to figure out what to do with upcoming release, I definitely like this wine, not sure if I love it at this price point.
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Annual Christmas Wine Dinner and Cellar Raid (Naperville, IL): Didn't take detailed notes. Part of Christmas wine dinner and cellar raid. Very very young but huge potential. Love the oil but it puts some people off if they are not used to it. Mixed results from others. I love it
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Decanted 5 hours and followed over another 2. Super tight at first, it continued to improve but never fully loosened up. Complex, balanced and structured with red and black fruits, olive, flowers and some earthiness. Fun now to sample with a long decant or probably on day 2, but there is clear upside potential. Will wait another 3-4 years to try next bottle.
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Outstanding. Everything I had hoped it would be. Powerful nose of anise and briny olive. In the mouth, lush and massive. Great length on the finish. I can't wait to see how this evolves in a few years.
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Total rocks rockstar. If you want to show someone Rock terrior, this is about as good as it gets. Super clean, but showcasing that ethereal burn olive and blood flavor. Good acid on the palate for being obviously higher PH. Long finish. PDQ94+
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Very rich fruity nose oozing ripe cherry and a tease of rhubarb. Flavors are clean fresh leather and cool ripe fruit, not a spoiled berry in the lot. Tannins are perfectly matched to keep the fruit in check and than that long finish. An exceptional wine
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Yes, it's super young. But like the Cayuse Syrahs this is absolutely gorgeous even in extreme youth. A tad lighter, both in color and in body, than most of the Cayuse Syrahs, with what seems to be a more pronounced whole cluster element. If I was tasting blind I would have guessed 2010 Jamet, as there is a striking resemblance in terms of fruit, spice and animal. Excellent wine, and it will be fun to taste it again in a few years.
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7/13/2023 - VinDeVie_1 wrote: 94 Points
The 2012 Tribe Vineyard Syrah. This may be the most unique syrah I have ever tried in terms of profile. When I first opened this wine, I honestly thought someone had messed up and opened a Piedmontese wine like a Carema or Barberesco. The nose was full force damp leaves, cherry, strawberry, and rose petals to the point where my brain shut down for half a second. After a good long decant, the initial wash of aromas mellowed and more traditional blackberries cobbler type flavors and aromas joined the party. This was a big wine with a lot of intensity, but it seemed to only be playing the high notes with little in the way of bass notes of things like meat or olives that generally undergird a syrah. All in all, a pleasent wine in a love it or hate style. 94
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4/17/2023 - 559Cheers Likes this wine: 96 Points
Excellent. Upon opening a floral/fruity nose wafted up. Roses and lychees. Upon sipping lychees, roses, blue flowers, mangoes and cannabis on the palette. All around drinking well and extremely intriguing and nice. Noticed a distinct Cayuse profile as well.
*2nd night open. Roses and violets. Raspberries. Cayuse funk profile making more of a presence. Olive tapenade and some thyme elements. Other volatiles upon opening (last night) have blown off. Some faint distinct cannabis on the nose. Nice fruit on the palette.
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1/22/2023 - pjhr Likes this wine: 95 Points
Coming together beautifully!
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12/9/2022 - TimG wrote:
Drank for Thanksgiving. May have turned. My wife didn't like it at all. I was on the fence but it certainly was a unique taste. Drink up your stock!
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8/26/2022 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 95 Points
Again, these are love it or hate it style wines, and I fall on the “love it” side every single time. This was part of a blind lineup for “Rhône style wines”. These wines are a bit difficult not to identify in a blind lineup due to their distinctive aromatics.
My note here is pretty similar to the 2011 I opened a year and a half ago. In true to Christophe Baron style, this is a savory packed punch wrapped in elegance. Aromatically, it’s a heady display of soy, teriyaki, green olive, peppercorn crusted smoked meats, currant and spicy rhubarb. At 10yrs, the palate is almost a dead ringer for high end northern Rhône Syrah. The savory/iron driven components from the nose continue but there is great acid followed by stems, herbs de Provence and lots of wildflowers/potpourri for a floral finish. I found the 2011 to have a lighter/more floral profile, but this one certainly has more stuffing and aging potential. This seems to just now be entering a peak drinking window.
Also in the lineup was a 2014 Hors Categorie (also from Christophe Baron), and I found the 2012 HP to taste younger, while the 2014 HC had a bit more heft in the mid-palate. Love both.
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6/24/2022 - FruitFly wrote: 92 Points
Nose was unbelievable! chocolate, black fruits, toasted spice, and plums. But what followed was a overly acidic/acute + astringent. Needed to be paired with meat or cheese, full-bodied and concentrated on the palate.
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5/13/2022 - bottles.and.bites Likes this wine: 92 Points
Stinky, iron bloody, like a rare steak. Olives. Violet & lavender florals.
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3/26/2022 - Radboy wrote: 98 Points
This is so good it is hard to describe! An amalgam of flavors ranging from white pepper, dark berries, touches of leafy soil, kirsch, and leather. Exquisite mid-palate concentration and a heavenly finish. Truly a gem, bravo!
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12/23/2021 - JCMenendez wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic. I didn’t love these Horsepowers when they were young. At 9 yrs of age they have integrated beautifully and gained balance and settled enough so that the complexity shines. This was fruit forward but perfectly complemented by black olive, cured meat, and a touch of tar. Amazing wine.
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11/26/2021 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fabulous, and perfectly drinkable! Garnet, no brown edges, but not totally opaque. Pronounced complex aromas of roasted meat, smoke, pepper, mushrooms. On the palate, medium-full bodied, but soft and round; full of flavors, definite elegance, not a huge mouth-coating wine. Very long aftertaste, with some anise at the end. This is not a big, huge wine but more refined and complex, definitely similar in style to Guigal's single vineyards. Enjoy over the next 5+ years.
Ric
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8/1/2021 - bottles.and.bites Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drinking bottle #2 after 5 years from bottle #1.
Violets, lavender, salty bacon.
Floral through and through, it’s like pushing your face through a garden of purple flowers.
Mineral salinity, finishes with a ton of complexity. Fruit is an after thought, maybe a touch of cherry.
Rich and full bodied.
While floral notes dominate, this is a powerful wine and not delicate. I think this is drinking very well now, but I did decant for about 4 hours.
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6/4/2021 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Almost a year since my prior bottle of this, and I find that it's in a much more agreeable spot. PnP, this was a little tight, but quickly opened to reveal the savory funkiness that I was hoping for. Fantastic bottle from start to finish.
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5/2/2021 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 97 Points
Method: blind; Cab glass
Look: medium garnet w/ magenta rim; medium amount of medium-slow legs
Nose: cherry, tree bark, leather, smoked paprika, orange bell pepper, light dried tomato; great expressive nose
Palate: paprika, bell pepper, dry cherry, peppered salami, dry herbs, dry forest floor; long finish of dry herbs, leather, white pepper, clay; dry; medium- body; medium+ acidity; low+fine, velvety tannin
Overall: Wonderful tannins, amazing complexity, and awesome flavor. Syrah's my favorite red varietal but somehow didn't guess it here, although, it makes sense in retrospect. Absolutely excellent wine.
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1/4/2021 - tantotinto wrote: 94 Points
First Horsepower that we have opened and it is superb. Dark fruit, olive, pepper and very savory. A pleasant mineral underlay.
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11/30/2020 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 95 Points
Same TN as my others. This is an amazingly consistent wine. I stupidly was distracted when drinking this. It deserves more attention! Lovely wine.
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11/27/2020 - mreinitz wrote: 95 Points
Loved this. Favorite Syrah I’ve had all year. Deep plum and cherry flavors mix with iodine and some gamey background flavors. Every sip was a pleasure.
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11/23/2020 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 95 Points
Still thoroughly enjoying this wine. Check out my other TNs. Just open my last 3 bottle case of this. Still drinking beautifully. Still something I'm reaching for either form my own celebration or to show someone else what US Syrah can be.
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10/2/2020 - RJWallis Likes this wine: 96 Points
Two hour decant. Aromas of forest floor, mushrooms, Cayuse funk. Beautifully integrated, slightly briny green olives and dark berries. Amazing.
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8/28/2020 - Redteeth wrote:
This is a very nice wine. However, it was a bit "fruity" for my tastes.
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8/11/2020 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 96 Points
Continues to be a mighty wine and one of my all time favorite Syrahs. Not as crazy as a Cayuse, but still big, powerful plum fruits, soy, soil and a little blood. More tightly knit than the Cayuse. This is drinking beautifully now, but still has a long time to go. Sublime experience.
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7/1/2020 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Opened for CT Virtual Rhone Tasting, consumed over two days. This is clearly a baby. Opened four hours before tasting, this was still reticent but lovely as it began to open up, but around the five hour mark, it started shutting down hard.
Day 2, this began to sing. Elegant, silken on the palate, Rocks signature of brine, olive, iron notes, savory with a brush of dark fruit. Beautiful wine, but I won't touch another for years.
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4/29/2020 - fournet wrote: 94 Points
Quite enjoyable. Definitely has the Cayuse fingerprint (I.e., nutty, potpourris, etc). Lot of classic Syrah notes. Medium bodied. Well integrated tannins. Really long finish. Needs an hour to breathe, and more time is even better.
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2/29/2020 - PDX-S wrote:
Close to a five hour decant, enjoyed from a Zalto Burgundy glass.
Well, it has got that Cayuse funk. Incredibly complex aromatically, there is earths and meats and iron with a background of dark fruits and herbal notes.
Rather medium bodied, with soft integrated tannins The wine comes across as lean for as rich as it is.
Still seems a little tight, and as if this one would benefit from at least a few more years of bottle age.
I think it is still not revealing all that it has going on and has plenty of composure to rest further. Note to self: wait 2-5 years for the next one.
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1/1/2020 - TwoDogs wrote: 95 Points
Enjoyed with a rack of lamb for our New Years Eve dinner. We let the wine breath in our glasses for about 30 minutes. Wonderful bouquet and a surprisingly elegant wine.
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12/30/2019 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fabulous, and perfectly drinkable! Garnet, no brown edges, but not totally opaque. Pronounced complex aromas of roasted meat, smoke, pepper, mushrooms. On the palate, medium-full bodied, but soft and round; full of flavors, definite elegance, not a huge mouth-coating wine. Very long aftertaste, with some anise at the end. This is not a big, huge wine but more refined and complex, definitely similar in style to Guigal's single vineyards. Enjoy over the next 5+ years.
Ric
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12/28/2019 - Vino91 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bottle was great, opened at the restaurant with a 1 hour decant while having cocktails, it could have used more time in the decanter. Will hold the next 2 for at least another 2 years.
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12/27/2019 - beezer6 wrote: 95 Points
Max and Steve brought into Steak 48.
YES. Another Christophe styled wine that is just in my wheelhouse.
Savory bloody medium dark red fruit. Stewed red veg with a steak on the side.
The palate shows more briney, mineral driven qualities that balance nicely with the fruit.
Not for everyone but this was showing super well tonight.
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12/14/2019 - bablues wrote: 95 Points
9th Annual Holiday Dinner and Cellar Raid (Naperville, IL): Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. I love opening the HP's with guests who may not be familiar with the style of these wines. It is truly a love it or hate it wine. I have found that with more time, the funkiness blows off quicker and you get to the core of what these wines are about. these are savory wines that make you really think about what it is you are tasting.
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12/6/2019 - RJWallis Likes this wine: 95 Points
Couldn't wait any longer, had to open one of these. Pretty fine juice. 30 minute in glass decant put this in a very good place. Green olives and forest floor on the nose. But the palette . . . wow! Super smooth almost elegant but plenty of horsepower :-). Dark DARK berries, earthy with a medium to long finish. Will wait another year or two for the next bottle but it would not be a mistake to open a bottle around the holidays.
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11/16/2019 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 95 Points
So happy that I got accepted on the HP list last year. This was once again a sublime wine. It is certainly big, but it has the depth and the complexity to go with it. This is only just ready to drink. It will be fine for a good number of years.
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10/1/2019 - bablues wrote: 95 Points
Nose of funk, earth and pepper. Extremely savory with notes of salted meat, beef blood, olives and more pepper. Did not decant but drank over 4 hours and paired well with bone in ribeye and portobello mushrooms. Very typical HP that will still require more age to shine through. Not for the faint of heart and it is definitely a wine that others will either love or hate. Has the structure to last a decade and hope to wait as long as i can for my last bottle.
update on day 2. Completely beautiful, which is where i had thought it would go. I need to be more disciplined in decanting these big wines.
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9/28/2019 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 95 Points
Big nose of blood,pepper and a little ribena (for the Europeans). Beautifully smooth, a little bit of rubber (which I think will resolve later on), lot of cherry and plum. Great backbone but well covered. Just at the very start of its drinking window. This will get better. Big mouthfeel - long finish. Lovely wine.
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7/23/2019 - 89grange Likes this wine: 95 Points
Agree, 30 minutes to open and Boom... Great flavors...
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7/16/2019 - Mtnmd1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Meaty savory laser focused. Awesome. Hit its stride 30 minutes after opening and just exploded from there.
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6/8/2019 - RJWallis Likes this wine: 95 Points
Syrah of the night in a blind tasting including Royal City, Stonessence and DuMol Jack. Typical Cayuse style funk on the nose, powerhouse juice on the palette. 4 hour decant was just right for this, the gang could not stop talking about its finish.
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4/2/2019 - norsktorsk wrote: 93 Points
Interesting syrah. Don't feel that it held up against a Corliss red or L'Aventure Chloe.
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3/9/2019 - MaineMark wrote:
Definitely a fascinating wine, but not one I will seek out again.
Stephen Tanzer (Vinous) described this has having aromas of "liquefied lamb tartare." About as strange a description as I have seen (you can tell the difference in the smell between liquified and solid lamb tartare!?), but somehow apt. Insanely meaty, with a lot of iodine and salt. The first night, it was so unusual and challenging to drink, we decided to just leave it in the decanter and try again the next night.
It was better the second night with some fruit coming through, and the gamey-ness still there (which is fine) but calming down. If this is your cup of tea, I would recommend waiting another 5+ years, and then only drinking with something very meaty.
For me, drinking this is a bit like going to a very high-end restaurant, where all of the food is foamed and jelled. It is trying too hard for my tastes. I get that that is interesting, and unique, and I understand that some like it, but it is not for me.
If we were to rate it, the score would be sub-90. Lots of people love this. I won't leave a score to distort the average.
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3/3/2019 - chuckfr Likes this wine: 95 Points
60 min decant. Drank beautifully with steak frites.
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10/6/2018 - Radboy wrote: 98 Points
Simply a fantastic wine. Decanted 5 hours, this was one of the best Baron wines I have had. An amazing combination of rich, meaty fruit finely integrated with a polished finish. Yum!
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8/15/2018 - brown57 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Yes, most or all of the superlatives heaped on this wine are true. A real stunner if you're way into Syrah like we are. There isn't much I can add to the other notes here however the term "palate coating" definitely came to mind when first tasting this wine. I.E. it lights up every part of the palate.
I don't have experience tasting rare & expensive vintages of Hermitage or Cote Rotie (Guigal La Moline for example) however its hard to envision how Syrah can get a whole lot better than this.
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7/21/2018 - pjhr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Layers of delicious dark fruit, minerals, and meat on the nose and palate with a silky smooth texture and long finish. Classic Cayuse!
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6/27/2018 - jeffmudd wrote: 96 Points
Been 3yrs since I had last bottle and time did this justice. No problem telling you to drink away. Love that Cayuse funk.
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4/16/2018 - pkpjoe wrote: 96 Points
Consumed over two nights. It was actually better on day two. Really phenomenal stuff. First the aromas leap out of the glass. Very funky. Beef blood, venison tartare, olive tapendade, Asian spices, and baking spices. Medium body. Some chewy tannins. Cedar, blue fruits, peppers. Long silky finish that really shined on day two. If you drink this now, I recommend an 8 hour decant. Otherwise this should continue to improve over the next decade or more.
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3/1/2018 - J o e wrote: 97 Points
Right off the bat, the 2012 Horsepower The Tribe Syrah gives off powerful scents of gunpowder, musky strawberries, smoked game meat, black olives and violets. It is medium-bodied in the mouth, with incredible refinement, a cashmere-like texture and loads of dark olives, minerals, and beef blood. Very long on the finish, with wet rock, earth and dark fruits everywhere. Even at this early stage, this is very enjoyable and quite approachable. A truly mesmerizing Syrah that is firing on all cylinders. 97.
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12/26/2017 - Amerique wrote: 95 Points
Rich, delicious, highly concentrated blackberry fruit with sweat socks, meaty, gamey flavors, excellent structure, long finish, not appreciably different from Cayuse wines
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10/29/2017 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 96 Points
Oh wow, what a bottle of wine. I'm an avid Cayuse drinker and had a beautiful Bionic Frog the other day. The best WA Syrah I've had to date. Its a >$200 bottle of wine. The regular Cayuse are wonderful wines too. This bottle was 2/3 of the way between a normal (if there is such a thing) Cayuse and the BF. At a lower price point. Big body with layers of fruit. Lovely amounts of bloody meat and earth. Long finish. Just getting onto the drinking plateau, but many years left. This made me immediately go out and look for more. There is a big spread in the secondary market for this wine so look around. Yum.
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9/24/2017 - KingSSS wrote:
Barnyard in a bottle. The smell upon was barn yard funky beyond my preference.
Decanted for 2-3 hours, sniffing along the way. The Barnyard went from off the charts when poured and came down slightly after a few hours. It had a nice smokey/oaky and raspberry characteristics that went from barely noticeable to nice.
Unfortunately for me, it didn't work for me (or wife).... hopefully with a few more years, the barnyard will mitigate.
It had a medium weight and nice color.
Lots of people love it... I didn't last night. :)
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5/27/2017 - jhieb Likes this wine: 97 Points
Fantastic uber-Cayuse nose, with fantastic fruit. Really enjoying this vintage.
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4/8/2017 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 91 Points
Took a few hours to open up. Deep ruby, Aromatic floral, pronounce white pepper, black fruits, barnyard funk, black tea. Wait 3-5 years.
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3/20/2017 - ScubaSommelier Likes this wine: 93 Points
Smells of peat on the nose, like subtle barnyard. Hints of oak aroma on the nose as well. Dark raisin smell as well.
Very nicely integrated. Mouthfeel is plentiful but in balance with the rest.
Decanted for about 2 hours and could have done more.
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3/17/2017 - RJWallis Likes this wine: 96 Points
Served at a blind tasting along with 6 other syrahs. 4 hour decant had this wine drinking beautifully from the outset, despite its relative youth. Unmistakably a Christophe gem, a bit of funk on the nose, transcendent earthiness and dark fruits on the palette, with a well integrated long finish. I will save the other bottles for another 3 - 5 years minimum, but if you have a few, don't be afraid to drink one now so long as you give it plenty of time to open.
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1/6/2017 - Jimywags wrote: 98 Points
Decanted for two hours. This is a caveman's wine. This is a Paleo and Atkins diet wine. This is a wine crafted for a T-Rex. This wine is a 48oz. Peter Luger porterhouse steak. This is a Medieval Times eat your meat off a leg bone wine. A blood suckers wine. This is not a namby-pamby vegan or vegetarian's wine. This is not a suburban soccer mom pumpkin spice wine. This is not a 1999 98-point Parker Australian Shiraz ooze monster. This is a Pizza Hut meat lover's wine that should have a warning sticker on the label that reads, "Meat Only...No Fruits Allowed!" I'd love to hand a glass of this wine to a vegan/vegetarian and ask them to describe what they are smelling. I think they'd lack descriptors because this wine smells only like various types and preparations of meat. Grilled, smoked, sauteed, fried, even a la plancha. A carnivores delight, this wine is. This wine is not for the masses and I wouldn't presume to serve it to friends at a Saturday night dinner while playing Cards Against Humanity. This is an old school Cornas syrah lover's wine. Drink at your own risk. 98pts.
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11/22/2016 - Fusions33 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very earthy and and forest floor along with some barnyard. Nice white and black pepper especially on the palate. Very good finish. Could use a little more time in the bottle but probably a long decant would be beneficial. (Popped and Poured)
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10/16/2016 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 98 Points
My tasting of 12 Christophe Baron wines. Very dark and opaque; very big nose typical of syrah, with burnt wood character and typical Cayuse "barnyard" component. Slightly herbal, black raspberry aromas and flavors. Viscous, acid and tannin in balance, great aftertaste. Surprisingly drinkable for such a young, big wine, but certainly will hold many years.
Ric
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9/2/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark garnet. Big nose of grilled herbs, licorice mushrooms and road tar. Earthy, dark fruit, and the recognizable Cayuse funk which was more prominent. This bottle had been previously opened via Coravin and was now opened and decanted . Does seem to have changed. Liked it better before.
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9/2/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Funky, earthy, clearly Cayuse. Air increases the funk for the first hour, then it dissipates some. Raspberry. Medium high acid. 2016-2025
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8/14/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Lighter & more modern than the Cayuse En Chamberlin & No Girls Syrah. Elegant. Refined. Well balanced. Red raspberry. Cayuse funk is still there. Needs time
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8/13/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 96 Points
My favorite of the three " Cayuse " wines. More subtle funkiness. Some earthiness, deep and complex dark fruits, balanced tannins and acidity. Opened and tasted from a Coravin pour over 30 minutes. I suspect it and the others would have improved with a decant and air time.
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8/10/2016 - Ron Slye wrote: 94 Points
Donated by Henry at BBQ at his house. This was really strong and intense on the funk in the nose. Definitely hints of barnyard, horse manure. Similar on the palate, with some underlying fruit. Very intense and complex wine. I think it could benefit from a few more years in bottle.
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7/15/2016 - fokker Likes this wine: 95 Points
Uncorked (not decanted) for 5 hours before taken out to a restaurant to accompany spicy Szechaun hotpot: it was fresh, minty on the nose, full of minerality with ripe yet not over-extracted, well-delineated black fruits. Elegance with Omphh were the words that came to mind. My wife did not believe it was American. A lovely drink to balance out the spicy beef poached in the hotpot. Ready now IMHO, and no need to wait. Why delay the gratification?
Allocated 3 bottles last year. This is the second one drunk. First one was consumed far before it was ready last year (and not breathed). Interesting what one year later and 5 hours of breathing can do to a wine.
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5/23/2016 - BVal wrote: 94 Points
I've been looking forward to trying this for some time and have to admit it's been very difficult to keep my mits out of the uber-cool wooden case!
Color: light/medium-depth ruby core -> medium ruby rim; lighter appearance than expected. Rockstar bouquet right out of the gates: barnyard funk, roasted meat, blood, iodine and old leather soaked in brine. Palate silky smooth with roasted meat and cherries and a touch of white pepper on the back end of the considerable finish. Great acidity and palate presence showing as an old world wine in new world clothes. I have to agree with others that this absolutely presents as a Cayuse stablemate (yeah, went there); very Cailloux-esque if that can be an adjective. Well balanced, lovely wine that has (I think) a long and bright future ahead.
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5/13/2016 - Gene_Mo wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 3 hrs before, loaded back in bottle and off to restaurant. Definitely a Cayuse wine. Similar funk nose. That said, not much Syrah pepper there. A great wine but not all that different than an En Cerise or Cailloux.
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3/18/2016 - lsupp Likes this wine: 94 Points
Distinctive. High acid, pure fruit - blackberry, Bing cherry, touch of something exotic. Minerality is omnipresent but side-by-side with the fruit. Harmonious.
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2/3/2016 - Mercutio121 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Gorgeous dark fruits, but lacking a little depth right now. Hold for a few more years.
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1/11/2016 - bottles.and.bites Likes this wine: 93 Points
Banyard funk, licorice, bittersweet black cherry, plum, forrest floor, mushrooms. Fierce minerality, mouth coating richness and body, fine tannins. The funk with the richness remind me of eating a dried cherry with a slice of brie.
Day 2: barnyard funk has faded and spice and floral elements have emerged. Salinity and fruit notes are consistent with prior day.
Definitely better on day 2, so if you drink now give it a long decant. Opened this to figure out what to do with upcoming release, I definitely like this wine, not sure if I love it at this price point.
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12/5/2015 - bablues wrote: 96 Points
Annual Christmas Wine Dinner and Cellar Raid (Naperville, IL): Didn't take detailed notes. Part of Christmas wine dinner and cellar raid. Very very young but huge potential. Love the oil but it puts some people off if they are not used to it. Mixed results from others. I love it
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11/16/2015 - jdcanby wrote: 89 Points
When you hear the description of a wine with a "barnyard" nose, this is what they are talking about. Overpowering.
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11/11/2015 - arniec Likes this wine: 95 Points
Too young. Needs a long decant.
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11/9/2015 - MV2007 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Decanted 5 hours and followed over another 2. Super tight at first, it continued to improve but never fully loosened up. Complex, balanced and structured with red and black fruits, olive, flowers and some earthiness. Fun now to sample with a long decant or probably on day 2, but there is clear upside potential. Will wait another 3-4 years to try next bottle.
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11/1/2015 - jhieb Likes this wine: 97 Points
Outstanding. Everything I had hoped it would be. Powerful nose of anise and briny olive. In the mouth, lush and massive. Great length on the finish. I can't wait to see how this evolves in a few years.
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10/12/2015 - pdemaio Likes this wine: 94 Points
Total rocks rockstar. If you want to show someone Rock terrior, this is about as good as it gets. Super clean, but showcasing that ethereal burn olive and blood flavor. Good acid on the palate for being obviously higher PH. Long finish.
PDQ94+
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9/7/2015 - El Tej Does not like this wine: 91 Points
Pedestrian. Unfortunate case of hype that does not deliver.
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6/1/2015 - jeffmudd wrote: 97 Points
Yes young, BUT I had to try.
Over the top good, will be great in a couple of years.
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4/12/2015 - shadow wrote: 98 Points
Very rich fruity nose oozing ripe cherry and a tease of rhubarb.
Flavors are clean fresh leather and cool ripe fruit, not a spoiled berry in the lot.
Tannins are perfectly matched to keep the fruit in check and than that long finish.
An exceptional wine
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4/10/2015 - Brandon Sparks-Gillis Likes this wine:
Yes, it's super young. But like the Cayuse Syrahs this is absolutely gorgeous even in extreme youth. A tad lighter, both in color and in body, than most of the Cayuse Syrahs, with what seems to be a more pronounced whole cluster element. If I was tasting blind I would have guessed 2010 Jamet, as there is a striking resemblance in terms of fruit, spice and animal. Excellent wine, and it will be fun to taste it again in a few years.
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4/1/2015 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 93 Points
93+ pts; Needs some time in the bottle imo, but great potential here, very elegant syrah
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