Cayuse En Chamberlin Vineyard Syrah 2016

Wineadvocate

The 2016 Syrah en Chamberlin Vineyard has a black-fruited nose with dense aromatics that are heady and smoky. This has a big-shouldered expression on the palate, with a richly structured focus that seems to have no end. Robust and generous, the black-fruited core lingers on the extended finish with the weight of a masculine wine. A whole minute has passed, yet the dense and chewy expression remains on the palate with ripe tannins, black olives and smoked blackberries. With only 388 cases made for the world, it's your lucky day when you end up with some in your glass.

Vinous

Dark red. Smoky aromas of raspberry, cherry, cured meats, soy sauce and chimney soot, accented by spices and flowers. Plush on entry, then surprisingly penetrating in the middle palate; less meaty and more fruity and spicy than the En Cerise. This salty, thick, impressively dense wine boasts impressive energy for its 4.1 pH, which Elizabeth Bourcier noted was the highest of these Cayuse reds. Finishes classically dry, with rising, palate-staining chocolate-truffle length and a treble note of red licorice. - ST 12/2019

Suckling

This has a very expressive feel with a mix of sweet and savory notes, including leather, game, blackberries, pepper and a hint of balsamic. The palate has roundness that really charms and delivers a smooth, layered and curvaceously seductive feel. Spicy and meaty. Drink now or hold.

Dunnuck

Incredibly northern Rhône-like, with beautiful raspberry, crushed flowers, smoked meats, and fireplace notes, the 2016 Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard is full-bodied, fleshy, and incredibly sexy on the palate, with serious depth of fruit. It's a gorgeous, Côte Brune-like effort to drink over the coming 15-20 years. - JD 11/2019