2008 Cayuse God Only Knows

Community Tasting Notes (90) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  6/26/2023 - Goofienewfy Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Phenomenal wine. Bold and concentrated. Nose of bramble, bacon and earth. This is a beautiful blend.

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  11/2/2022 - Hollowine wrote: 94 Points

  Really drinking beautifully right now. Paired with Paella.
  
  While the Cayuse funk was present on the nose, the years have been kind to this GOK and it wasn't overly reductive or too barnyard-y. Fruit was just lovely with fully integrated tannins. Just damn fine juice and a beautiful match with Paella. I can't see a lot of upside to holding these, but I don't think it will fall off very quick, likely a gradual decline.

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  1/18/2022 - 89grange Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Hitting its stride... Super funk on the nose but beautiful fruit on the palate...

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  12/25/2021 - walkerjfw wrote: 94 Points

  Christmas dinner, needed something to pair with a smoked sausage cassoulet. My first time with this vintage. Decanted about 30 minutes, drank over an hour+.
  
  Medium ruby, opaque color. Nose of red fruits, earth and bacon fat. Palate of dark raspberry, cherry, baked strawberry, plums, baking spice and savory. Spice persists through the mid palate and finish. Smooth, velvety texture. A sweetness running through the finish. Medium/full body, long finish.
  
  This is a really gorgeous wine. A lot going on here, the spice is what I was looking for in the pairing. Assuming Christophe Baron was going for a Cote Rotie cousin...he got it...:) Wine is in a great spot, decant helps, it continued to improve in the glass over the time we drank it, maybe give it a full hour in the decanter. Well stored bottles should drink at this level for a while - highly recommend opening one at this point if you have more than one!

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  5/16/2021 - Acohen Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Dark raspberry, cherry and kir with funk, bacon and great balance and lingering finish

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