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Bid on this bottle of 2014 Cayuse "Cailloux Vineyard" Walla Walla Valley Syrah (100RP, 95WS, 94JS, 94WE, 93VN). Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Incorporating a touch more Viognier than normal, the 2014 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard is 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier from the first vineyard planted in the stones region of Walla Walla. Sporting a surprisingly deep, inky color, it offers a heavenly bouquet of black olives, tobacco leaf, smoked meats, pepper, blackcurrant and black cherry notes. Deep, rich and ever changing in the glass, with incredible complexity and layers, this full-bodied masterpiece has building tannin, a stacked mid-palate and a great, great finish. It's pure perfection in Syrah, and the finest vintage of this cuvee ever made. As a bonus, it’s also the largest production Syrah they produce. Bravo! (JD)" (06/2017)
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2014 Cayuse "Cailloux Vineyard" Walla Walla Valley Syrah (qty: 1)
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2014 Cayuse "Cailloux Vineyard" Walla Walla Valley Syrah (750 ml)Quantity: 1Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources and stored in the temperture controlled wine cellar of a California based collector and repeat consignor with K&L Auctions.Tasting Notes:- Professional Reviews
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
100
Incorporating a touch more Viognier than normal, the 2014 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard is 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier from the first vineyard planted in the stones region of Walla Walla. Sporting a surprisingly deep, inky color, it offers a heavenly bouquet of black olives, tobacco leaf, smoked meats, pepper, blackcurrant and black cherry notes. Deep, rich and ever changing in the glass, with incredible complexity and layers, this full-bodied masterpiece has building tannin, a stacked mid-palate and a great, great finish. It's pure perfection in Syrah, and the finest vintage of this cuvee ever made. As a bonus, it’s also the largest production Syrah they produce. Bravo! (JD)
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Wine Spectator
95
Impressively expressive and well-built, with evocative raspberry and smoky bacon aromas and sleek, dynamic black cherry, crushed rock and green olive flavors that build momentum toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2025. *Highly Recommended* (TF)
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James Suckling
94
Pepper, fresh-turned earth and wet stones here. A wealth of sappy, graphite-infused plums and black cherries. Very complex and soulful. The palate delivers power with detail and finesse in a savory mode. The flavors of ripe cherries hold long and pure amid finely groomed, lacy tannins. Drink or hold.
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Wine Enthusiast
94
The aromas of this wine leap from the glass, with notes of orange peel, potpourri, smoked meat, spice, fresh herb, stem, ash and plum. It's expressive, but still wound up. The flavors are focused, concentrated and savory, bringing a sense of intensity and richness but also lightness. The balance is exquisite. (SS)
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Vinous
93
(aged in 15% new oak foudres; about 50% of the Syrah was vinified with whole clusters): Bright ruby-red. Multidimensional scents of black raspberry, raw green peppercorn, peat moss, whiskey, lilac, violet and wild herbs; plenty of stem complexity here. Juicy and a bit youthfully imploded in the mouth, conveying lovely definition and a light touch to its savory flavors of black raspberry, garrigue and lavender. Still a bit youthfully inky, and tight and firmly tannic on the long, salty, ultimately stylish aftertaste. Lovely precision and finesse here; while the wine is listed at a moderate 13.6% alcohol, there's nothing early-picked about this wine. Baron predicts that this will be best seven or eight years after the vintage, by which time it will be showing truffle and earth notes and less baby fat. (ST) 93+
Ratings: RP: 100 WS: 95 JS: 94 WE: 94 VN: 93
