Medium ruby, light fruit nose. Lightly tart fruit, clean acid, light well integrated tannins, smooth mouthfeel, some rhubarb, zesty. while I like this wine for it's austerity and reserved qualities, I had with dinner less austere a bit lusher So Italian which kept me tasting, when revisiting this again tonight, I kept comparing the restrainedness of this to the other night's. My tastes may have taken another turn. It's not the first time.
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Tasted on day 2. Very expressive on the nose. Some good crunchy red berry fruit. Well balanced. I thought 2007 was a very cool year but there is still plenty of fruit. Medium finish. This is hanging on nicely and no need to rush to drink.
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Such great balance. Blue fruit is there in just the perfect amount. Doesn't jump out but keeps coming in elegant waves of soft supple notes. Has just gotten better over time. A joy to drink
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I can’t believe how much better this wine seems to get over time. As it approaches its twelfth year it is really a pleasure to drink. Very expressive nose, medium weight and sense of place. There is an elegant wine that will shine alongside a variety of roasted and braided dishes, or earthy vegetarian dishes. I’m guessing the screw cap is part of what enables this wine to avoid fading. At least five more years of enjoyment.
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Earthy, spicy, and savoury. Some prune and plum fruit. Hints of oxidation here and there, but nowhere near too much. Still a delicious and comfort-food-worthy mid-weight Syrah.
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This just keeps improving. Very restrained yet full of life. No need to decant, but a bit of sediment so pour carefully after standing up at cellar temp. Glad I still have half a case for future comfort food indulging (especially braised beef, pork, cassoulet, gratin of root veggies or fennel).
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Not as bright as the last bottle, but consumed right after opening so not much time for the wine to express itself. Absolutely a food wine. Roasted vegetables, Wood-cooked meats, snowy cabins and the like. Cassoulet, grilled salmon with wild berries, duck or venison. Probably works with robust cheese plates or fondue.
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Quite pale. Nose of red fruit, white pepper, crushed rocks and tar.
The palate is lithe and light+ bodied. The raspberry fruit takes a back seat to the other elements in the wine -- black tea, white pepper, earth and some stemmy notes. Strongly leans AFWE, those looking for flavor bombs need not apply.
Currant colored and somewhat darker than I remember, with a compelling nose of red fruits, white pepper and white floral notes. The palate is a kaleidoscope of flavors -- raspberry, white pepper, green herbs (stem inclusion?), minerals and a touch of licorice on the finish. Nice acidity with integrated tannins.
There's some bottle variation, which is to be expected of a 10yo wine. Occasionally the fruit is a touch sour, but this bottle is my favorite yet -- just rocking on all cylinders. I'm particularly fond of the nose -- the florals remind me strongly of an Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir. A feminine take on the Syrah grape and a delicious one to boot.
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Another bottle starting off very well balanced and drinking well from the gitgo. Dark ruby with light cherry nose. Night two, dry with light acid and a sorrel mineral note, very restrained fruit with a good balance, well integrated tannins, sorrel and balsam are dominant flavors.
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Medium ruby with jolly rancher cherry nose. Dry, tart red berry, medium fruit and body, some tart calcite mineral, sour evergreen blackberry with cane pith tannins. Tart fruit stands out
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Medium ruby, some roses and raspberries on the nose. Dry with some light calcareous mineral, savory saline, medium body and fruit, light strawberry and raspberry. Well balanced acid and light integrated tannins. Drinking beautifully now on night two with ten years of age. Just keeps getting better. I think I found the secret to Todd's wines. Give them ten years.
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Dark magenta, mushroom nose. Lightly dry, chalky tannins, medium fruit with some sour cane pith tannins. Light body, restrained and showing no funky elements, well balanced and drinking superbly now after ten years past vintage. Ripe strawberries, some raspberries, huckleberries, balsam, sour sorrel result in a very nice woodsy wine. Lovely now.
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Medium ruby with a bricking rim. Opened and poured a glass and left on the counter for an hour. A little funk on the nose. Light body and fruit with a metallic flinty mineral note. Rather light acid and tannins, the fruit has a ripe plum in a restrained fashion. There is a good balance, but some open time is beneficial. It becomes better with more open time. This is not your CA or WA Syrah, but bespeaks an OR style and is akin to cool climate versions in the WV, restrained and gets better as the night moves on.
Light and refreshing for a Syrah, I thoroughly enjoyed this. This is definitely cool climate Syrah, but such a different experience than the Cabot, which is also cool climate - QPR is through the roof, glad I bought a bunch!
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White and green pepper and leather aromas mix with olives, wild herbs and red fruits on the palate. The first two bottles I had were also good, but I think they were suffering from the shipping process, and tasted more like red burgundy than syrah. Now that the wine has recovered, the syrah is now taking center stage. Clearly from a cool climate, the 12% alcohol is balanced by acrobatic acidity and minerality, and is so much different than the clumsy Clarenden Hills Moritz syrah I had a few weeks ago that it’s a wonder that they were made from the same grape. It pairs well with rich, meaty & fatty fare, and is highly recommended.
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This wine is a phenomenal value, regardless of what you paid. Cranberry color, reminds me of a northern Rhone or Languedoc Syrah. Still singing so no rush to open. Good briny olive notes balance the fruit, still some tannin. An excellent partner for savory fare, I paired with beef short ribs (braised in beef broth, wine, celery root and onion) and roast butternut squash. Not as heavy as most Syrah, simply a pleasure to drink.
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Nice acidity and minerality. Terrior shines though, crisp, clean and with a boost of red fruit in the background. A lovely cold climate style. Well sourced and well made
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Extremely pale. Aromatics of rock, white pepper and licorice with a gentle floral note. On the palate there's mild raspberry, white pepper, rocks, earth and subtle green notes. Light-bodied for a Syrah, this is the antithesis of a central coast monster and is an excellent food wine. Tastes like a cool climate Syrah, but drinks like a Pinot. At 12% abv, this wine is the vinous equivalent of a session beer. As the kids might say, the QPR is off the hook.
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Rocks, earth, herbs, spices, licorice. Bits of raspberry that go back and forth with kirsch. Medium bodied, fairly light for Syrah, with nice acidity, some minerality, and a nice licorice and herb finish. Enjoyed this a year ago, and love it now as well.
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Last bottle. Mostly earth/soy/umami with a little raspberry left. Integrated light tannins/medium+ acid. Still drinking well but I'd drink up no later than their 10th birthday.
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Not what I expected from a Syrah upon opening. Very thin and light, more Pinot like. Tried on the second day and it was a bit more Syrah like but still not what I had expected. Very. Little fruit left. I would say drink up if you have it, I will be drinking my second bottle soon.
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So good. Nose of flowers and rocks. If I tasted this blind I'd guess this was a very lean northern Rhône and not from the States. Palate is nice and lean, rocks, violets, tight fruit in the background, and nicely integrated tannins. Fantastic.
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Compared with my bottle from a year ago this one had little fruit but lots of floral/herbal notes. Hard to tell where this will go with additional age but I'll wait another year for my last bottle.
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This is a weird wine. As a PnP this was funky (not in a good way) and almost completely flat. I gave my girlfriend a taste (searching for flaws) and she said "tastes no different than any other cheap wine I've purchased in the past". I read the previous notes here and decided to give it a couple days and come back to it. It has definitely improved but not by much. Showing dull aromas of blueberries and wet earth, but not much else. Again, better on the palate, showing the same blueberries, tart plums and sour cherries as the wine finishes. The acidity is in a good place, the tannins are nearly completely resolved, only barely showing light grip in the cheeks late in the finish. Overall it tastes fine but is a very simple and austere wine today. So yea, it's weird wine. I'm not a fan, honestly. Perhaps this was an off bottle? I have one more, I'll check it soon.
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Color-wise you could convince me this was pinot noir. Aromatically this shows rhubarb, cherry, cola, cocoa powder, rose & herbs. The palate is light but flavorful, not a lot of fruit but nice florals & herbs. Medium acid, light tannins. Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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Light garnet, funky nose, overripe plums, cola. Tart, ripe strawberries and watermelon with a funky element. Medium body and fruit, light tannins. A very restrained Syrah, more in the style of a Pinot made with Syrah fruit, no fruit bomb here. Losing some of the funk and becoming a nice light bodied, balanced Pinot like Syrah. After a rather too funky start, it finally arrived at a really nice drinking state. Give it a good decant and let the funk blow off and you will be rewarded with a restrained, well balanced wine. I contemplated the crock pot for several days, but restraint paid off.
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Medium ruby, smokey nose. Medium dry, ripe fruit, peaty notes. Not your typical Syrah, medium body, more vegetable than spicy, soft mouthfeel and finish. More Southern Rhone style with bright fruit, develops nicely in the glass. Very food friendly.
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Light ruby with some bricking. Light fruit acid and tannins, soft and smooth. More like a Pinot noir or gamay with light spice. Floral nots are coming with open time and air. Others more accustomed to heavy fruity Syrahs commented at first they thought it had passed it peak, but with some air time came to like it. That old world aged quality became appreciated. First bottle opened and second one finished.
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Tasting note from May 2011 at Biggio Hamina: cool weather version of this varietal, avoiding the sometimes overly cooked and stewed quality of some. Intense blueberry fruit, good acidity.
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Pale and transparent, full of cranberries, herbs and minerals. Bracing acidity and a lovely, food friendly lightweight structure. A beautiful cru Beaujolais. Except it's a syrah. From Oregon. Weird. Good, bit weird. I think what shows through so well with the light hand on the pinots makes a thoroughly untypical wine here, albeit tasty.
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The nose of this wine is incredible! Sandalwood and spice fill the glass.
The first taste after opening the bottle is a bit watery. The flavor is a bit tart. I'm anxious to see how the flavors blend after the wine has had some time to breathe.
After several hours of decanting, this wine mellows wonderfully.
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Oregon Trip 2008; 12/4/2008-12/5/2008: This has a good amount of Viognier (8%?). I don’t recall the exact amount. I have only had a couple of WV Syrahs but this was the best I have tried. Should be tasty from the get go. Interesting white fruit element.
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2/14/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium ruby, light fruit nose. Lightly tart fruit, clean acid, light well integrated tannins, smooth mouthfeel, some rhubarb, zesty.
while I like this wine for it's austerity and reserved qualities, I had with dinner less austere a bit lusher So Italian which kept me tasting, when revisiting this again tonight, I kept comparing the restrainedness of this to the other night's. My tastes may have taken another turn. It's not the first time.
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3/21/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still good after all these years.
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3/16/2020 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tasted on day 2. Very expressive on the nose. Some good crunchy red berry fruit. Well balanced. I thought 2007 was a very cool year but there is still plenty of fruit. Medium finish. This is hanging on nicely and no need to rush to drink.
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3/14/2020 - BURGHen Boy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Such great balance. Blue fruit is there in just the perfect amount. Doesn't jump out but keeps coming in elegant waves of soft supple notes. Has just gotten better over time. A joy to drink
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8/20/2019 - klezman wrote:
Last bottle of this, and they were all very enjoyable.
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2/13/2019 - mseeber Likes this wine: 90 Points
I can’t believe how much better this wine seems to get over time. As it approaches its twelfth year it is really a pleasure to drink. Very expressive nose, medium weight and sense of place. There is an elegant wine that will shine alongside a variety of roasted and braided dishes, or earthy vegetarian dishes. I’m guessing the screw cap is part of what enables this wine to avoid fading. At least five more years of enjoyment.
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7/24/2018 - klezman wrote:
Earthy, spicy, and savoury. Some prune and plum fruit. Hints of oxidation here and there, but nowhere near too much. Still a delicious and comfort-food-worthy mid-weight Syrah.
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6/16/2018 - mseeber Likes this wine: 89 Points
This just keeps improving. Very restrained yet full of life. No need to decant, but a bit of sediment so pour carefully after standing up at cellar temp. Glad I still have half a case for future comfort food indulging (especially braised beef, pork, cassoulet, gratin of root veggies or fennel).
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3/25/2018 - mseeber Likes this wine: 88 Points
Not as bright as the last bottle, but consumed right after opening so not much time for the wine to express itself. Absolutely a food wine. Roasted vegetables, Wood-cooked meats, snowy cabins and the like. Cassoulet, grilled salmon with wild berries, duck or venison. Probably works with robust cheese plates or fondue.
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1/23/2018 - CMN wrote: 90 Points
Quite pale. Nose of red fruit, white pepper, crushed rocks and tar.
The palate is lithe and light+ bodied. The raspberry fruit takes a back seat to the other elements in the wine -- black tea, white pepper, earth and some stemmy notes. Strongly leans AFWE, those looking for flavor bombs need not apply.
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9/3/2017 - BURGHen Boy wrote: 90 Points
Minerality enhances the dry fruit, grape and blackberry. Subtle elegance in the finish
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8/23/2017 - CMN wrote: 92 Points
Currant colored and somewhat darker than I remember, with a compelling nose of red fruits, white pepper and white floral notes. The palate is a kaleidoscope of flavors -- raspberry, white pepper, green herbs (stem inclusion?), minerals and a touch of licorice on the finish. Nice acidity with integrated tannins.
There's some bottle variation, which is to be expected of a 10yo wine. Occasionally the fruit is a touch sour, but this bottle is my favorite yet -- just rocking on all cylinders. I'm particularly fond of the nose -- the florals remind me strongly of an Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir. A feminine take on the Syrah grape and a delicious one to boot.
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8/15/2017 - dsgris Likes this wine: 90 Points
Another bottle starting off very well balanced and drinking well from the gitgo. Dark ruby with light cherry nose. Night two, dry with light acid and a sorrel mineral note, very restrained fruit with a good balance, well integrated tannins, sorrel and balsam are dominant flavors.
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8/4/2017 - dsgris Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium ruby with jolly rancher cherry nose. Dry, tart red berry, medium fruit and body, some tart calcite mineral, sour evergreen blackberry with cane pith tannins. Tart fruit stands out
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7/1/2017 - klezman wrote:
Delicious. Peppery and earthy with a nice medium body.
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6/23/2017 - dsgris Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium ruby, some roses and raspberries on the nose. Dry with some light calcareous mineral, savory saline, medium body and fruit, light strawberry and raspberry. Well balanced acid and light integrated tannins. Drinking beautifully now on night two with ten years of age. Just keeps getting better. I think I found the secret to Todd's wines. Give them ten years.
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4/29/2017 - dsgris Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark magenta, mushroom nose. Lightly dry, chalky tannins, medium fruit with some sour cane pith tannins. Light body, restrained and showing no funky elements, well balanced and drinking superbly now after ten years past vintage. Ripe strawberries, some raspberries, huckleberries, balsam, sour sorrel result in a very nice woodsy wine. Lovely now.
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3/31/2017 - dsgris Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium ruby with a bricking rim. Opened and poured a glass and left on the counter for an hour. A little funk on the nose. Light body and fruit with a metallic flinty mineral note. Rather light acid and tannins, the fruit has a ripe plum in a restrained fashion. There is a good balance, but some open time is beneficial. It becomes better with more open time. This is not your CA or WA Syrah, but bespeaks an OR style and is akin to cool climate versions in the WV, restrained and gets better as the night moves on.
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3/8/2017 - jmc167@me.com wrote: 89 Points
Light and refreshing for a Syrah, I thoroughly enjoyed this. This is definitely cool climate Syrah, but such a different experience than the Cabot, which is also cool climate - QPR is through the roof, glad I bought a bunch!
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11/9/2016 - MrOctoberfest Likes this wine: 92 Points
White and green pepper and leather aromas mix with olives, wild herbs and red fruits on the palate. The first two bottles I had were also good, but I think they were suffering from the shipping process, and tasted more like red burgundy than syrah. Now that the wine has recovered, the syrah is now taking center stage. Clearly from a cool climate, the 12% alcohol is balanced by acrobatic acidity and minerality, and is so much different than the clumsy Clarenden Hills Moritz syrah I had a few weeks ago that it’s a wonder that they were made from the same grape. It pairs well with rich, meaty & fatty fare, and is highly recommended.
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11/5/2016 - mseeber Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine is a phenomenal value, regardless of what you paid. Cranberry color, reminds me of a northern Rhone or Languedoc Syrah. Still singing so no rush to open. Good briny olive notes balance the fruit, still some tannin. An excellent partner for savory fare, I paired with beef short ribs (braised in beef broth, wine, celery root and onion) and roast butternut squash. Not as heavy as most Syrah, simply a pleasure to drink.
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10/30/2016 - BURGHen Boy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice acidity and minerality. Terrior shines though, crisp, clean and with a boost of red fruit in the background. A lovely cold climate style. Well sourced and well made
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10/28/2016 - CMN wrote: 90 Points
Extremely pale. Aromatics of rock, white pepper and licorice with a gentle floral note. On the palate there's mild raspberry, white pepper, rocks, earth and subtle green notes. Light-bodied for a Syrah, this is the antithesis of a central coast monster and is an excellent food wine. Tastes like a cool climate Syrah, but drinks like a Pinot. At 12% abv, this wine is the vinous equivalent of a session beer. As the kids might say, the QPR is off the hook.
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7/8/2016 - klezman wrote:
Rocks, earth, herbs, spices, licorice. Bits of raspberry that go back and forth with kirsch. Medium bodied, fairly light for Syrah, with nice acidity, some minerality, and a nice licorice and herb finish. Enjoyed this a year ago, and love it now as well.
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3/31/2016 - David_T wrote: 88 Points
Last bottle. Mostly earth/soy/umami with a little raspberry left. Integrated light tannins/medium+ acid. Still drinking well but I'd drink up no later than their 10th birthday.
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10/31/2015 - Mtpisgah wrote:
Similar to the first bottle. A bit lite for me when it comes to Syrah.
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9/6/2015 - Mtpisgah wrote:
Not what I expected from a Syrah upon opening. Very thin and light, more Pinot like. Tried on the second day and it was a bit more Syrah like but still not what I had expected. Very. Little fruit left.
I would say drink up if you have it, I will be drinking my second bottle soon.
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7/15/2015 - klezman wrote:
So good. Nose of flowers and rocks. If I tasted this blind I'd guess this was a very lean northern Rhône and not from the States. Palate is nice and lean, rocks, violets, tight fruit in the background, and nicely integrated tannins. Fantastic.
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6/13/2015 - theRealPepe Does not like this wine:
Gorgeous floral aromas. Almost nothing on the palate. A table of 8 wine drinkers left most in the bottle.
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12/6/2014 - David_T wrote:
Compared with my bottle from a year ago this one had little fruit but lots of floral/herbal notes. Hard to tell where this will go with additional age but I'll wait another year for my last bottle.
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11/17/2013 - gripNsip wrote: 79 Points
This is a weird wine. As a PnP this was funky (not in a good way) and almost completely flat. I gave my girlfriend a taste (searching for flaws) and she said "tastes no different than any other cheap wine I've purchased in the past". I read the previous notes here and decided to give it a couple days and come back to it. It has definitely improved but not by much. Showing dull aromas of blueberries and wet earth, but not much else. Again, better on the palate, showing the same blueberries, tart plums and sour cherries as the wine finishes. The acidity is in a good place, the tannins are nearly completely resolved, only barely showing light grip in the cheeks late in the finish. Overall it tastes fine but is a very simple and austere wine today. So yea, it's weird wine. I'm not a fan, honestly. Perhaps this was an off bottle? I have one more, I'll check it soon.
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11/9/2013 - David_T wrote: 88 Points
Color-wise you could convince me this was pinot noir. Aromatically this shows rhubarb, cherry, cola, cocoa powder, rose & herbs. The palate is light but flavorful, not a lot of fruit but nice florals & herbs. Medium acid, light tannins. Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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1/10/2013 - dsgris Likes this wine: 89 Points
Light garnet, funky nose, overripe plums, cola. Tart, ripe strawberries and watermelon with a funky element. Medium body and fruit, light tannins. A very restrained Syrah, more in the style of a Pinot made with Syrah fruit, no fruit bomb here. Losing some of the funk and becoming a nice light bodied, balanced Pinot like Syrah. After a rather too funky start, it finally arrived at a really nice drinking state. Give it a good decant and let the funk blow off and you will be rewarded with a restrained, well balanced wine. I contemplated the crock pot for several days, but restraint paid off.
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7/22/2012 - dsgris wrote: 89 Points
Medium ruby, smokey nose. Medium dry, ripe fruit, peaty notes. Not your typical Syrah, medium body, more vegetable than spicy, soft mouthfeel and finish. More Southern Rhone style with bright fruit, develops nicely in the glass. Very food friendly.
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3/17/2012 - dsgris Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light ruby with some bricking. Light fruit acid and tannins, soft and smooth. More like a Pinot noir or gamay with light spice. Floral nots are coming with open time and air. Others more accustomed to heavy fruity Syrahs commented at first they thought it had passed it peak, but with some air time came to like it. That old world aged quality became appreciated. First bottle opened and second one finished.
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11/7/2011 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:
Tasting note from May 2011 at Biggio Hamina: cool weather version of this varietal, avoiding the sometimes overly cooked and stewed quality of some. Intense blueberry fruit, good acidity.
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9/29/2011 - stubbie999 wrote:
Pale and transparent, full of cranberries, herbs and minerals. Bracing acidity and a lovely, food friendly lightweight structure. A beautiful cru Beaujolais. Except it's a syrah. From Oregon. Weird. Good, bit weird. I think what shows through so well with the light hand on the pinots makes a thoroughly untypical wine here, albeit tasty.
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8/18/2010 - CascadianRain Likes this wine: 88 Points
The nose of this wine is incredible! Sandalwood and spice fill the glass.
The first taste after opening the bottle is a bit watery. The flavor is a bit tart. I'm anxious to see how the flavors blend after the wine has had some time to breathe.
After several hours of decanting, this wine mellows wonderfully.
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12/5/2008 - jasonh wrote:
Oregon Trip 2008; 12/4/2008-12/5/2008: This has a good amount of Viognier (8%?). I don’t recall the exact amount. I have only had a couple of WV Syrahs but this was the best I have tried. Should be tasty from the get go. Interesting white fruit element.
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