2009 Cayuse Syrah Armada Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (105) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  3/17/2024 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Fourth time tasted, last bottle. Probably the darkest, most concentrated and tannic of Baron's syrahs. Last tasted Sept. 2019, when it was still somewhat tannic. Completely dark and opaque but now some brown at the edge; very aromatic, typical Cayuse style of roasted meats, charred wood, pure blackberries. Full-bodied flavors to match; tannin has now completely resolved, and it's now fully mature. Very Northern Rhône style, time to drink.
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  12/31/2023 - Radboy wrote: 94 Points

  Nice balance and fruit. Notes of earth, dark berries, a hint of olives and gravel. This is my last bottle and I see it slipping over its peak.

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  12/25/2023 - Syrah4Me wrote:

  2nd bottle. First was last night. This one apparently didn’t go over very well. The bottle was opened and I was informed that the tasting was full of sediment. The bottle was left open for 5 hours and abandoned. I decanted, strained and sealed it, maybe it can be salvaged.

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  12/24/2023 - Syrah4Me Likes this wine:

  Very impressive. Opens slowly. Big wine that continues to grow and evolve. Excellent.

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  6/30/2023 - thebonnydooner wrote: 93 Points

  Another lovely experience with Armada - colour was a nice plum colour with just a little brick. Nose had a nice whiff of meat and smoke, overlaid on dark blackberry fruit with a hint of kirsch. Palate was deep and dark with more cherry and blackberry fruit but with a note of dark chocolate on the finish. Really long length, excellent.
  
  With an extra days air this filled out a little more and became a little more rounded - still same complexity and finish. Delicious.

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