Cayuse Vineyards Red Wine

Walla Walla, Columbia Valley, WA- A mass of flavors mineral, umami, dry tannins, spicy fruit all sublimated to the earthy mineral base. A drier, mineral component is more in evidence than the earthy, composty character of previous years. Good acidity, not too much, and precise mountain.

Washington- Columbia Valley- Boysenberry, jasmine flowers, orange blossom, and candied ginger intertwine with smoked brisket, black olive tapenade, and black plums. Unfolding layers of ripe blackberries, charred herbs, and dark cocoa framed by an underlying stony minerality.

Washington - Columbia Valley - Walla Walla - Redcurrants, blueberries, raspberries, exotic flowers, and loads of savory spice. Medium to full-bodied, polished tannins, notable freshness, and a beautiful finish that keeps you coming back to the glass.

Washington - Columbia Valley - Walla Walla - Makes one think of Ribera Del Duero in its intensity and richness of balsamic black berry and passionfruit. More new oak is applied (40% new French) for 18 months, which accentuates the inherent tension of the wine’s texture and length.

Washington - Columbia Valley - Walla Walla - This is savory, nearly sultry in style, with a salty flourish up front giving way to violet-laced black fruits and sour citrus. The 2020 finishes tannic and with a bitter tinge, leaving a chalky coating on the palate as tart blackberry notes fade. 

Walla Walla, Columbia Valley, WA- Gorgeous nose of dark cherries and raspberries with a briny green olive in the background. Lush palate with ripe dark fruit, spices, and some earthy notes.

Walla Walla, Columbia Valley, WA- Smooth and generous. This wine offers a powerful blast of ripe cherry and strawberry. Has lots of personality, with a finish that won't quit.

Washington - Columbia Valley - Ripe black cherries, darker raspberries, sappy flowers, shiitake mushrooms, and a kiss of black pepper... an incredibly pure, seamless, elegant Syrah. It's always a perfumed, exotic wine... shines for its incredible purity, precision, and length.

Washington - "Robust and full-bodied, with personality-laden notes of blackberry, bacon fat, tapenade and iron that build density and power toward bold tannins. Hands off for now. Best from 2026 through 2035. 636 cases made."

Washington - Columbia Valley - Walla Walla - Perfect in its bouquet of herbal, fruity, epic perfume alone. On the palate, there’s grip and tension, allowing just enough crisp, high-toned red fruit to surface and speak. The wine is fresh and buoyant beyond measure...

Columbia Valley, WA- "More Cabernet Sauvignon dominated, the 2011 Camaspelo incorporates 20% Merlot...it offers up a smoke-laced array of black currants, singed herbs, graphite and hints of spring flowers to go with a medium to full-bodied, elegant and seamless character on the palate."

Washington - Ripe black cherries, blackberries, ground pepper, iodine, rose petals, and crushed stone define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a broad, layered mouthfeel, gorgeous tannins, and a great, great finish.

Washington - " Impressive for its bold expression yet elegant complexity, this red explodes with raspberry, smoky bacon, garrigue, crushed stone and black olive flavors that soar on the rich and polished finish."

Washington - "This distinctive red is structured and expressive, with blackberry, black olive, wild game and white pepper flavors that build detail and richness toward savory tannins."

Walla Walla Valley, Washington - "This striking red captures your attention immediately with distinctive black olive and cured meat tones, which are accented with floral blueberry, garrigue and crushed stone flavors. "[WS 2022 TOP 100 #39]