Cayuse, Armada Syrah

Cayuse, Armada SyrahThis 2. 8ha vineyard was planted in 2001, with vines grafted on rootstock because Baron expected phylloxera to arrive eventually, which happened in 2019. The wine is all Syrah, with aromas that veer towards the meaty, smoky, bacon fat spectrum of the variety. Right now the flavours are tightly wound, deep and intense, but also pure and juicy, with a smooth, almost syrupy, satiny texture.

lovely fruit and firm

The nicely elegant but tautly muscular middle weight plus flavors possess obvious muscle on the powerful

long and powerful finish

with concentration and freshnesswhat you're aiming for in a wine like this where pure power might be too much

The palate impression of the middle weight flavors is also rich to the point of opulence before terminating in sappy

1 grams of acidity (tartaric)

Light to medium-bodied

At the same time in keeping with its having been harvested immediately after significant rainfall there isnt the focused sense of concentration that applies to this years Scharzhofberg Spätlesen or to a more typical Müller Kabinett

and admirable concentration

000 bottles were released (and the glass weight used on this wine and the other cru selections is on the heavy side)

age it a few more years for additional nuance

Ripe aromas include those of plum