2014
100 Points. Incorporating a touch more Viognier than normal, the 2014 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard is 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier from the first vineyard planted in the stones region of Walla Walla. Sporting a surprisingly deep, inky color, it offers a heavenly bouquet of black olives, tobacco leaf, smoked meats, pepper, blackcurrant and black cherry notes. Deep, rich and ever changing in the glass, with incredible complexity and layers, this full-bodied masterpiece has building tannin, a stacked mid-palate and a great, great finish. It's pure perfection in Syrah, and the finest vintage of this cuvee ever made. As a bonus, it’s also the largest production Syrah they produce. Bravo! —Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Advocate
95 Points. Impressively well-built and expressive, with evocative raspberry and smoky bacon aromas and sleek, dynamic black cherry, crushed rock and green olive flavors that build momentum toward refined tannins. —Tim Fish, Wine Spectator
94 Points. Pepper, fresh-turned earth and wet stones here. A wealth of sappy, graphite-infused plums and black cherries. Very complex and soulful. The palate delivers power with detail and finesse in a savory mode. The flavors of ripe cherries hold long and pure amid finely groomed, lacy tannins. Drink or hold. —James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
94 Points. The aromas of this wine leap from the glass, with notes of orange peel, potpourri, smoked meat, spice, fresh herb, stem, ash and plum. It's expressive, but still wound up. The flavors are focused, concentrated and savory, bringing a sense of intensity and richness but also lightness. The balance is exquisite. —Sean Sullivan, Wine Enthusiast
