Tasting Notes

WA94

A big, powerful example of this cuvee, the 2014 Syrah Lagniappe comes from the Red Willow, Forgotten Hills and Minick vineyards and is 100% Syrah. It offers a deep, rich bouquet of smoked herbs, cured meats, blackcurrants and pepper. This is followed by a powerful, tannic red that has full-bodied richness, plenty of mid-palate depth and a big finish. I was surprised by the tannin in this cuvee and it showed quite a bit differently (more fresh and lively) from barrel. Nevertheless, it's a serious wine that need 2-3 years of bottle age. Rating: 94+?

W&S92

The 2014 Gramercy Syrahs, taken together, are quiet, burled up and needing the better part of three days to unfurl - the product, perhaps, of the new concrete fermenters Greg Harrington has used for this vintage. The Lagniappe smells of fare-off smoke, with dark blueberry fruit that feels like it's at a similar remove. The flavors, with time, move toward savory depths - now sage and lavender, then creosote and carob, then blueberries and violet candy. Utterly intriguing, and still a bit of a mystery. For the cellar.

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