Al Shikoh

9.0

* appearance: dark purple
* aromas: blackberry, black olive, vanilla, cracked pepper, smoke
* palate: very dense, black fruit, black olive
* structure: full bodied, medium+ acidity, medium tannins, 14.7% ABV
* finish: long, peppery
* winemaking: 100% Syrah blended from three vineyard: Les Collines Vineyard (44%)/Lewis Vineyard (41%)/Stoney Vines Vineyard (15%), aged for 17 months in 15% new oak and 85% older oak barrels
* cost: $45 — 7 years ago

Nancy Croisier, CSW

9.2

Great smokey nose, nice representation of Walla Walla Syrah w savory notes. — 9 years ago

Camille Puglia

9.2

At Aeble, a new restaurant that didn't come up on Delectable. Stoned fruit--that's me--loves the stone fruit flavors, a hybrid peach and apricot. Didn't expect this Portuguese indigenous grape Loureiro to be so complex and bright. — 9 years ago

with Jim

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.9

Lovely honeydew melon and fragrant jasmine. Big and unctuous with clean, stoney acid to finish. — 9 years ago

Tony Chapman

9.1

Fresh aromatic beautiful wine. — 10 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Beautiful big funky, herbal, plummy nose - a bit of wet hay? Fine tannins fully integrated into round ripe black fruit. Add lots of provencale herb, farmyard, cut grass, and leather. Really good. — 10 years ago

with Rocket

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.3

Weighty, meaty, smoky, mineral nose with underripe pineapple skin and green mango, burnt golden syrup, grilled pineapple & plantain or sugar cain.
Palate has a real bottom heavy weight, this is wine with a lot of mineral intensity and stoney depth along aniseed infused Asian pear, stony mineral finish, long with great depth — 11 years ago

Katy And Ty Salisbury

9.5

Very good, almost "light." Buy again! — 11 years ago

Matt Howard

9.5

Stoney, chalky, flinty and fantastic Sancerre. — 12 years ago

Kelly Miller

9.5

Tasted at Harry & David's. Delicious! — 13 years ago

Andrew Belzer

9.0

cherry raspberry earth truffle cola lush tannins — 8 years ago

Daniel P

9.7

I love these guys. Lush and smooth, beautifully weighted and textured. — 9 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

Well then. Still on the WA train!

If there were some magical continuum of wine, this is immediately to the left of hyper extracted Pinot Noir. I don't know that it would be accurate to call it a Pinot-lovers Syrah, but I'll go with that anyway. — 9 years ago

Lee James

9.2

Smoky enough but in balance -really enjoyed this one — 9 years ago

Maggie Nation

9.0

Nice Pinot, well balanced between earth and fruit. Notes of leather and tobacco. — 10 years ago

Matt Beyard

9.0

A delicious Syrah. Matured from the wine I drank at the winery. Opened nicely and drank smoothly. — 10 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

8.9

Super fresh all stainless. Round fruit. — 11 years ago

Glen Hayley

9.1

Vibrant red fruits and lead, spice and licorice. Very very dry from the tannin and high acid but once it settles in it was real tasty. Stoney finish. — 11 years ago

Brittany Barber

9.5

Great alone or with grapes and cheese — 11 years ago

Diedra West

9.1

Diedra had this 13 years ago

Brody Goodman

9.1

Amazing cherries — 13 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.0

Light straw color. Expressive nose with aromas of lime zest, pear, gooseberry, and freshly cut grass. Medium bodied featuring flavors of ripe lime and green apple. Crisp, refreshing finish with vibrant acidity. Andrew Rich and Croft Vineyards from whom the fruit is sourced are amongst the few Willamette Valley producers of Sauvignon Blanc. Single vineyard bottling. 14.1% alcohol. $22. — 8 years ago

with Kelly

Nate Miles

9.1

Stoney stream water. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Incredible quality and insane value, drinks just like a vintage with definition and complexity, but more accessible now. — 9 years ago

Harry Hackett

9.2

Burnt wood with mineral — 10 years ago

with Patty and Lesley

Chris Morrison

9.0

Raspberries and sour cherry. Lots of fruit and depth. — 10 years ago

with Jaclyn

Cristobal Charles

9.2

Cristobal had this 11 years ago

with Michael and Dima

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9.3

Stoney. Woodsy. Herby. Tannic. Nice! — 11 years ago

Shane Mohr

Winemaker La Crema

9.6

Willamette Savy can kill it - perhaps it's been unjustly overlooked. — 12 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

9.2

A completely different experience than '10, rounder, but much lighter than the '09. Tons of mint and a beautiful texture with the classic Vatan stoney minerality. Won't last as long as '08-'10 but really good for early drinking. — 13 years ago