(Gramercy Cellars Syrah Columbia Valley) Hello friends. When Greg Harrington and Brandon Moss debuted their Lower East “extension” into the realm of a Syrah-based wine with the 2012 vintage, I remember thinking that it was a pretty strong deal at our 32.99/29.99 TPU pricing. Nowadays, at current pricing, this has to be one of the most compelling Syrah values made in Washington each year:Bonus Wine #2, and as I mentioned, one rung up the Syrah ladder at Gramercy from the Lower East, and one year more of bottle age as well. Here is Greg Harrington’s intro to this wine: This wine blends four vineyards. The northerly Oldfield and Minick Vineyards, and Walla Walla sources Forgotten Hills and Old Stones in the rocks. Forgotten Hills, which lies at the base of the cool Blue Mountains, provides a world-class base for the wine, contributing freshness and energy to the blend. As it is on pure fractured basalt, it also provides minerality. Oldfield, adjacent to Boushey, and Minick provide red fruit and freshness. The Rocks gives pepper, funk, smoke, depth, and structure. This wine, aged 15 months in neutral barrel, is about 54% whole cluster. And here is an excellent Advocate review: Wine Advocate: Copyrighted material withheld.
By Paul Zitarelli
(Gramercy Cellars Syrah Columbia Valley) Hello friends. When Greg Harrington and Brandon Moss debuted their Lower East “extension” into the realm of a Syrah-based wine with the 2012 vintage, I remember thinking that it was a pretty strong deal at our 32.99/29.99 TPU pricing. Nowadays, at current pricing, this has to be one of the most compelling Syrah values made in Washington each year:Bonus Wine #2, and as I mentioned, one rung up the Syrah ladder at Gramercy from the Lower East, and one year more of bottle age as well. Here is Greg Harrington’s intro to this wine: This wine blends four vineyards. The northerly Oldfield and Minick Vineyards, and Walla Walla sources Forgotten Hills and Old Stones in the rocks. Forgotten Hills, which lies at the base of the cool Blue Mountains, provides a world-class base for the wine, contributing freshness and energy to the blend. As it is on pure fractured basalt, it also provides minerality. Oldfield, adjacent to Boushey, and Minick provide red fruit and freshness. The Rocks gives pepper, funk, smoke, depth, and structure. This wine, aged 15 months in neutral barrel, is about 54% whole cluster. And here is an excellent Advocate review: Wine Advocate: Copyrighted material withheld.Full Pull Lower East, 8/26/2018, (See more on Full Pull...)