Cayuse En Cerise Syrah 2018
173.60€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Cayuse Vineyards
Walla Walla Valley
Other vintages: 2016
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Displaying a deep ruby core and magenta rim, the 2018 Syrah en Cerise bursts with elements of smoked meats, black pepper, umami, dried tobacco and smoked pipe before elements of black raspberry, dusty cherry and spiced plum compote sway out of the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the palate shows impeccable balance with a fine mineral tension followed by elements of smoked herbs, dusty lavender and hints of summer sausage across the mid-palate with youthful tannins. The wine concludes with a wonderfully expressive finish with elements of roasted herbs, cold firepit and cured meats. The wine should continue to drink well for the next decade. The wine rested for 19 months in approximately 15% new French oak. Just under 4,800 bottles were made.
Features
Type of wine
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Appellation
Alcohol
14.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Free run fermented and aged in oak barrels.
Description
Cayuse En Cerise Syrah comesfrom the Cayuse Vineyards winery, located in the Walla Walla Valley, Washington. It is a biodynamic, wood-aged red wine made exclusively from 100% Syrah. The project behind this wine is the work of the young French-born winemaker Christophe Baron. After discovering the stony terroirs of the Walla Walla Valley and their similarity to those of the French region of Chateauneuf du Pape, he decided to make stellar French-style wines.
The name "En Cerise" comes from a vineyard where cherry trees were once planted, and "cerise" means "cherry" in French. This 4 hectare vineyard was planted in 1998 on stony soils and is worked without the use of chemicals. Cayuse Vineyards has the honour of being Washington's first biodynamic winery, where soil, plants and animals live together in a closed, self-feeding ecosystem.
Winemaking
The grapes are harvested according to the astronomical calendar and, once in the winery, the grapes are selected and fermented with indigenous yeasts at a controlled temperature. Subsequently, the wine is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (20% new).
Taste
Cayuse En Cerise Syrah is an impressive display of what the Syrah variety has to offer. This wine presents notes of plum, Spanish olives, smoked meat and dried white grapefruit zest that combine perfectly on the palate. There is also a phenomenal stony minerality that is always present in these wines. The tannins are silky and fuse well with the almost perfect levels of acidity.
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
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Cayuse En Cerise Syrah 2016
173.60€
164.92€/ud (-5%)
Cayuse Vineyards
Walla Walla Valley
Other vintages: 2018