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Cayuse Bionic Frog 2009
HED82573
75 cl
14.5%
£350.00
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The 2009 Cayuse Syrah Bionic Frog presents a dark ruby hue with a complex aromatic profile. On the nose, it reveals layers of meaty black cherry, nuance of bacon fat and hints of peat moss. The palate reflects this depth, offering concentrated, full-bodied Syrah with notable structure. Searing minerality and black pepper add further intricacy. Cayuse Vineyards, founded by Christophe Baron in 1997, focuses on meticulous vineyard practices and low yields, resulting in wines that represent their terroir distinctly. This vintage requires significant aeration and promises long-term ageing potential.
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- (14.7% alcohol; picked on September 22): Dark red-ruby. Fresh but a bit stunted on the nose, hinting at olive tapenade, truffle, black pepper, furry game and Herbes de Provence (Baron mentioned hare entrails). Wonderfully juicy, sweet and ripe but also firmly built and powerful, and not yet showing the compelling smoky, earthy complexity of the more recent vintages. Notes of chocolate and menthol convey a hot-year character but there's still plenty of verve here, not to mention brooding black raspberry fruit that needs more time in bottle to express itself and expand. Finishes very long, with building tannins. This wine was very tight when I originally tasted it back in 2012 and it's every bit as inscrutable today.
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Cayuse was founded in the late 1990s when Frenchman Chirstophe Baron established new plantings in the Pacific Northwest, specifically around Walla Walla in Oregon. A true visionary, Baron turned a rocky patch of farmland into some of America's most prized vineyards. Made with passion with a focus on using biodynamic principles, the wines are full, dense, characterful and food friendly.
The wines are only available directly from the winery via a mailing list that reached capacity many years ago. Quirkiness is part of Cayuse's identity - which is characterised by a combination of striking labels and bizarre wine names - another glass of Bionic Frog Syrah anyone?