Cayuse, Cerise Syrah other_regions_italy Tasted January 2016

Tasted January 2016

Both the 2010 and the 2009 continue to blow me away every time I taste them

This possesses knockout length and this seems exceptionally promising

all in the ripe

Cayuse, Cerise Syrah other_regions_italy Tasted January 2016Healthy dark red. Musky, Old World scents of bloody steak, minerals, olive tapenade, wild herbs and soy sauce. Densely packed and sweeter in the early going than the En Chambertin, with notes of spices and peat moss that reminded me of a Cte de Nuits wine. Pliant in texture but still quite reserved and not at all a sweet style. The tannins are a bit youthfully tough and a bit less noble than those of the 2012 version, but this distinctly savory wine