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Cayuse Bionic Frog 2014
HED61057
75 cl
13.5%
£400.00
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Based in the Walla Walla Valley in Washington state, Cayuse produce exceptionally high-quality, limited-production wines of great individuality. This limited release Syrah boasts notes of charred meats, black olives, umami, truffled complexity. A stellar vintage that scored very highly amongst the critics, showcasing beautiful purity of fruit and marvellous tannic structure.
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(13.5% alcohol; aged in a new 1,200-liter Burgundy foudre and the rest neutral oak): Dark red-ruby. Wonderfully aromatic nose offers scents of raspberry, licorice, brown spices, mustard seed and green pepper. Flavors of cherry and raspberry liqueur are complicated by suggestions of sage, spices and exotic fruits. Very rich wine, but shows a bit more greenness than the 2013 edition, an element that infuses the mid-palate with energy. Finishes with very ripe, spicy tannins and outstanding persistence. The vines were harvested on September 18 and 22.Stephen Tanzer1st October 2017
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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?