2013 Corliss Estates Syrah

• By Stephen Tanzer
  Focus on Washington: Hot Times in the Desert (Nov 2016), 11/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)

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Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull Corliss, 5/17/2018

  (Corliss Estates Syrah) Referral Mystery Box REMINDER: Reminder that we’re piloting our Referral Mystery Box Program in 2018. Full details here. Thanks again to all of our list members who continue to spread the word about Full Pull! ---- Hello friends. It has been exactly five years since we last offered a vintage of today’s wine; the 2008 vintage way back on May 17, 2013. This has been among the most challenging-to-source wines coming out of Washington in recent years:I believe 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. And according to Stephen Tanzer, it’s the finest vintage of Corliss Syrah to date. Vinous: Copyrighted material withheld. Context note: Tanzer (notoriously beautiful tasting notes, notoriously reticent scores) has reviewed every vintage of Corliss Syrah in existence, from 2003 on. The previous strongest reviews were 93pts for the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, and 2012 vintages. There is also an excellent barrel review from Jeb Dunnuck when he was still with Wine Advocate. Wine Advocate: Copyrighted material withheld. Of course what has always made Corliss special – and what continues to this day – is their patience. They release their wines five years past vintage, well later than 99% of Washington wineries, and that extra bottle age pays wonderful dividends. This particular Syrah (a blend of Stillwater Creek fruit on Royal Slope and Corliss’ Canyons Estate Vineyard on Red Mountain, cofermented with a small amount of Viognier) spent more than two years in barrel and another two-plus years in bottle before its release earlier this month. I want to thank Lauri and Mike Corliss for their willingness to share this special wine with our list members.