Dead and lifeless. Stewed plum, pepper, barnyard. Serving this as part of a Signature Reserve Tasting was insulting to say the least. Not even worth commenting further on.
All previous notes apply. This was tasted next to a 2012 Boich Cabernet GIII and a 2013 Myriad Cabernet, which both bested the Pruett. Not exactly a fair fight.
The first of four wines poured. This was understandably tight and a little lithe for a California Syrah. Some of the mountain fruit was evident, with hints of bramble and minerality surrounding the…
Still about the same as my notes from last year. A very well-made Syrah, especially for the price-point. Not sure time will really move this into any further significant or elevated flavor profile;…
Same as my notes from last year, except that this still needs more time. Drank "fine" after a couple of hours in a wide-bottomed decanter, but was still a little tight. Good purity of fruit. Not a…
Not exactly ready for prime time just yet, but surely showing promise of good things to come. I wouldn't recommend touching another one of these bottles for at least a year. Let it fatten up and fan…
Saline-driven syrah, with muted purple berry notes and a little wood. Nothing complex at this stage. A bit of a dud. I'm probably the only one on the planet who actually had a bottle of this left…
Tight and totally balled-up through the entire 4+ hours of tasting (decanted in a wide-bottomed decanter for most of that time at 54 degrees - warming it up in the glass to more room temperature…
Like the Grenache, this Syrah came off a bit thin mid-palate. Undeniably young, and a step up from the Grenache for sure, this Syrah was in serious need of sleep time. Not astringent or tannic; just…
WAIT on this wine! Decanted for over three hours, showing signs of those top shelf Alban flavors of black raspberry, olive, and charred/bbq. However, it's not quite there yet. This 2010 was quite…
PnP with signature Cayuse notes of beef jerky, hot brick, terra cotta, black cherry, plum, river rock, and saline. After about an hour in the decanter, the flavors deepened a bit, but the wine didn't…
Same notes as 12/25/2015. 88-89 points. Served alongside a 2010 Saxum Booker and 2010 Tor Reserve ROCK Syrah. The Saxum blew the others out of the water for me. Not decanted. Didn't need it. Flat and…
Same as my specific notes from 8/19/2015. My last bottle. Ended up being a good Syrah with a very good QPR. Nothing earth-shattering, but a pleasant drink nonetheless. Papa's Block is consistently…
PnP with amazing ready-to-go flavors of deep, exotic red, purple, and black berry fruit, black raspberry liqueur, beautiful charred oak and scorched earth, olive tapenade (but not the overly salty…
Notes of flashy purple and red berry fruit, brush, and some alcohol and vanilla. Fairly simple and straightforward, but a pleasant enough sipper throughout the evening. Nothing I would necessarily…
MATT SCOTT nailed it again with many of the specific tasting notes on this wine. Flavors of elderberry, blueberry, blackberry, violets, limestone, and earth. It almost tasted to me as though there…
PnP with notes of ripe (reductive) plum, saline, amarena fabbri wild black cherry, ripe cranberry, hot brick, terra cotta, worn leather, brush, and a hint of vanilla. Fanned out nicely over the…
