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- Practicing Biodynamic
- 97% Syrah, 3% Viognier
- Walla Walla Valley AVA
- Cailloux vineyard
- Planted in 1997
- 18 months of aging in 15-20% new French oak
- 14.1% alc
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
Washington
Appellation:
Walla Walla
Variety:
Syrah
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-CAY-41-22 | 3/750ml |
Resources
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
Vinous
Score
95+
Date
2020-12-01
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2020-08-13
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-04-20
"This is meaty"
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
93
Date
2023-06-21
"Bright black cherries"
Vinous
Score
95+
Date
2023-08-10
"A mentholated freshness lifts savory woodland herbs and dried black cherries as the 2020 Syrah En Cerise Vineyard opens in the glass. Juicy and vividly fruit-focused"
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2023-05-11
"Savory"
Wine Enthusiast
Score
96
Date
2023-07-26
"The wine's blackberry and tangerine aromas blend with equally compelling notes of espresso"
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2023-08-02
"Richly structured and detailed"
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-02-22
"Arresting wood smoke and cured ham aromas lead to incredibly concentrated, earthy, meaty flavors matched by blackberries and black pepper that seem to swell on the palate and accelerate through the finish. Co-fermented with a small amount of viognier and aged in mostly neutral French, larger-format oak casks. From biodynamically grown grapes. Best from 2029."
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
97
Date
2024-07-11
"Ripe black cherries, darker raspberries, sappy flowers, shiitake mushrooms, and a kiss of black pepper all define the 2021 Syrah En Cerise Vineyard, an incredibly pure, seamless, elegant Syrah from this estate. It's always a perfumed, exotic wine, yet the 2021 shines for its incredible purity, precision, and length. It benefits from air and will drink beautifully over the coming 15 years or more."
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2024-03-21
"The 2021 Syrah en Cerise displays a medium ruby hue with a soft garnet edge. It features sappy black cherry and sour plum notes complemented by spicy herbs and hung meat, offering an earthy, robust character. On the medium-bodied palate, dusty flowers and iodine unfold to firm, gripping tannins that lead to a finish marked by notes of smoked cherries. Best enjoyed with food. This Syrah spent 18 months aging, with approximately 20% of the wine resting in new French oak. A total of 4,548 bottles were made."
Wine Enthusiast
Score
95
Date
2024-06-01
"Blackberries were no surprise. The aromas of meat and caraway seeds uniting to create a pastrami perfume however, were. The wine's blackberry-compote, rosemary and lavender-water flavors are equally captivating. The En Cerise shows a deft hand, with restrained alcohol, crisp acidity and velvety tannins. The En Cerise does not roar, it purrs. —M.A."