Paul T HB

10

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This has been on my bucket list of wines to try, does not disappoint. WOW! Older Alban Syrah & Cayuse Bionic Frog have been my WOW Syrah’s, this one might take the cake though🤔 — 6 years ago

John A

9.7

FL and friends....a 1989 angelus and just because a comparison with a cayuse bionic frog!! — 7 years ago

Cameron Myhrvold

9.3

One of my favorite northern california syrahs. This guy was pungent and leathery. I had to check the bottle to make sure i wasnt drinking a Cayuse. — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Medium garnet red. Love the funk on the nose, reminds us of the GOK without the same intensity but tons of layers. Layered with crushed purple flowers, wet rocks, red berries, raspberries, a touch of olives, and leather. The Grenache really comes through after day one. Moderate tannins (6.5/10) and light body to start that beefed up to medium bodied the next day. Stronger flavors in the front and mid palate with savory notes, gaminess, cassis, red cherries, herbs and a touch of minerality. Super long and lingering finish. This is still a baby and needs air, we tried this over three days and after having a four hour decant on day one. Delicious inaugural vintage by Elizabeth Bourcier of Cayuse. Drink till 2024. (93+) — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Richard Steinberg

9.3

Blind. Whole table guessed Cayuse. No surprise but close. This was really funky and yummy. Fun to drink. Better with food than as a sipper. I really liked it. Probably couldn't drink it all the time but a nice change of pace. Very intellectual flavor profile. — 9 years ago

with Mike, Howard and 1 other

Richard Steinberg

9.5

Barnyard nose. Silky Grenache fruit with a cassis flavor profile. Elegant. Regal. White pepper. Laser focused red fruit. Intellectual wine. Europe meets Cayuse. — 10 years ago

with John and Mike

Neil Shah

9.2

Cayuse all over again — 10 years ago

Cameron Wilson

9.3

Nose is has a nice earthy funk, reminds me of drinking Cayuse wines. The palate is velvety and provides an excellent red fruit profile, nice spicy backbone , great lasting finish. — 10 years ago

Dave Smigielski

9.5

Pop n pour with the cayuse. They were clearly different and both spectacular — 11 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

In a tough spot between the Grange and the Chave in the 1st Syrah flight. 5th of 6 bottles from blue OWC. Although it wasn’t in the same class as the Grange, it drank above expectations for its age and pedigree (purchased fruit, pre-estate vineyards I think). Pre- — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.5

A wonderful tasting put on by Classic Wine Storage featuring Long Shadows Winery. If you aren’t familiar with these wines, they are phenomenal WA state wines that are made by the likes of Randy Dunn, Phillipe Melka, Michel Rolland, John DuVall, and more.

This wine is made by John Duvall of Penfolds. Dark overripe berries, smoke, cassis, currant and some smoked bacon. Not the northern Rhône/Cayuse like funky Syrahs...this is more Napa Syrah that is rich, structured and voluptuous. Notes of violets and caramel. One of my favorites of the night. — 7 years ago

with Mark

Jeffrey Long

9.6

Decanted 10 hours ago. Evolved to a silky soft balance of asphalt, bacon fat, and smokey dried berries. — 8 years ago

with Craig, Michael and 5 others

Alexander Vadas

9.2

Solid viognier! At Retallack with Tyler and Mac! — 8 years ago

Eric L.

9.2

Meaty and funky. Could use a few more years. — 9 years ago

Cameron Myhrvold

9.4

A delicious tempranillo. It was upstaged only by the Cayuse Impulsivo. — 9 years ago

Berg

9.3

Really like this, but its like an insane mix of Burgundy and Cayuse. Probably not for everyone! Meaty, bloody, cherries, smoked tea, definitely barnyard funky, but reminds me more of the WW rocks funk! (Have just had a bunch of those recently though, so fresh in my head)...damn, I might have to go open another Cayuse just to see if I'm nuts or not. #burgundythursday — 10 years ago

Pirom Phadoemchit

8.9

Rose made by Cayuse for their staff only. Bottle given to me. Great acid, just a touch off dry, perfect with food. — 10 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.2

Redolent of roses, violets and stone fruits. Minerally, stones and black fruit. Compares favorably with the Cayuse. — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.7

2005 Summerland serial number 6043. Charred earth and meaty smoky loveliness that really reminded me of Cayuse for a moment. Bold terroir and a backdraft of black pepper on an extracted plummy black nasty fruit stuffed mushroom and peat cloud. Real depth of character stuff, where you really feel this wine has your back as your guns smoke and bluster from a wet foxhole. Straight cover fire for hours. Then you realize your brother is losing lifeblood, literally baking in a fever, and you are the one who gets to live with him in his greatest moment, shining like a flame. Another hour, and the sun has set, summer is over, the smoke is clearing to reveal a tired, injured if glorious wine that really was at its best in that precise moment, and adumbrates in the long shadow of death. — 11 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.3

God only knows this was a long day and I needed something good :). Very nice CA red blend that tastes like ... wanting to drink more of it.
— 7 years ago

Mike R

9.5

I love Cayuse syrahs but this is a Merlot based Bordeaux style with ~ 50% Merlot and 40% cab franc which is a little like saying I feared a medium bodied wine - was I wrong - so so wrong - killer juice - it was a full bodied baby - almost like drinking chocolate covered raspberries- what a remarkable thing to say for I had to dive through the funk - tons of Aromas of earth, peat, savory herbs and dark flowers lead to soft, sweet, smoky flavors. The texture and richness keep the interest high - almost too chewy - but after a while the wine soften and the firmness was like a waterbed of joy and sin mixed together - JD gives it 95 - will drink fantastic now with a mid decant time and last 2 decades but not sure what bottle rest will do and I think Cayuse makes to drink their wines early on - big smile of approval rating — 7 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

A Garagiste wine, 97% Syrah and 3% Viognier from Walla Walla, Washington State. Look out Cayuse - this is amazing for $30. The viognier gives the nose a nice perfume and it could use some aging, but enjoying this early taste. — 8 years ago

romo

9.4

Losing power on day 3, best on days 2 & 1. The most elegant of the franchise. More delicious than the #cayuse bottlings. — 8 years ago

Colin Nuckolls

9.1

Unmistakably cayuse. Rich and deep. Will be great with some time. — 9 years ago

Matthew Gray

9.7

Whoa! Mind blown. This wine is a blockbuster and goes on forever. Prune, leather, dark cherry, black pepper, warm and velvety. — 9 years ago

Andrew Holloway

9.0

Huge contrast to the Cayuse, big fruits — 9 years ago

with Peter, Sheree and 2 others

Eric Hwang

9.1

Showing very nicely for its age. Opens up after an hour to meaty and herbal aromas. — 10 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.3

Very impressed. Savory notes, pinch, baller showing. I like it more than my Cayuse experience. — 10 years ago

with Mark

Neil Shah

8.9

Delightful. Reminds me of River's Edge, and some Cayuse. Even better for the price. — 11 years ago

Neil Shah

9.4

Loving this, it's a Pinot with all the elements I love in Cayuse — 12 years ago