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6 notes

2011

Cayuse God Only Knows

Columbia Valley · Walla Walla Valley

Well, if you know Cayuse and you know God Only Knows and you know the 2011 vintage, then you know what you're getting into. Light strawberry water, pork blood, bitter bark, wet terra cotta, and salt…

Reviewed 5 April 2020
2012

Cayuse Syrah Bionic Frog

Columbia Valley · Walla Walla Valley

I'm just curious to know if the beef jerky in this wine is biodynamically farmed locally from Slim Jim, or if it is sourced from a Kangaroo salt farm somewhere near Ayers Rock...and at what stage of…

Reviewed 25 August 2018
2010

Cayuse Syrah Bionic Frog

Columbia Valley · Walla Walla Valley

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…

Reviewed 25 July 2016
2009

Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard

Columbia Valley · Walla Walla Valley

If this is supposed to taste like horse manure and sour cherries, then "Bravo" to Christophe Baron. Otherwise, this better have been flawed.

Reviewed 31 May 2016
2010

Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard

Columbia Valley · Walla Walla Valley

PnP with notes of pink Himalayan salt, brine, hot brick/terra-cotta, woodsmoke, river rock, red and black cherry, sanguine, and white pepper.

Reviewed 3 January 2016
2009

Cayuse Syrah Armada Vineyard

Columbia Valley · Walla Walla Valley

Decanted for 30 minutes at 54 degrees. Notes of black cherry, blueberry, beef blood, sanguine, brick, saline, black olive brine, iron, iodine, terra-cotta, and red clay.

Reviewed 22 November 2015