2014 Cayuse, Bionic Frog Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 1x750ml

Robert Parker 96

The full-bodied, beautifully concentrated 2014 Syrah Bionic Frog offers an intoxicating bouquet of black olives, cold fireplace, ash, shitake mushrooms and rare meat in a seamless, layered, multi-dimensional package. Like the other 2014s, it has the fruit of the vintage, yet stays fresh, crisp and lively. It too will need short-term cellaring. [Jeb Dunnuck, 28/09/2017]

Vinous 95

(13.5% alcohol; aged in a new 1,200-liter Burgundy foudre and the rest neutral oak): Dark red-ruby. Wonderfully aromatic nose offers scents of raspberry, licorice, brown spices, mustard seed and green pepper. Flavors of cherry and raspberry liqueur are complicated by suggestions of sage, spices and exotic fruits. Very rich wine, but shows a bit more greenness than the 2013 edition, an element that infuses the mid-palate with energy. Finishes with very ripe, spicy tannins and outstanding persistence. The vines were harvested on September 18 and 22. [Stephen Tanzer, 10/01/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2028