WTN: 2004 Tallulah Syrah (Oregon!)

2004 Tallulah Syrah Del Rio Vineyard (Oregon)
This is a wonderful expression of syrah. I had tried one other Oregon syrah (by Penner-Ash) but that one displayed so much oak that I found it indistinct…at least in its youth. But this young syrah showed well right now especially on the second day. The nose showed lots of complexity. Dark fruit and earth elements with nice touch of red berry. On the first day, the tart acidity left the wine slightly disjointed but still very nice. Great structure and texture. On the second day, the acid had integrated and the wine gained a bit of richness. In the middle, there were also more herbs a flowers showing. The acid remained on the back holding it all together. I really liked the uniqueness of this wine. 91 pts

I opened another bottle at a tasting a few days later (opened for a few hours) and the wine got a lot of attention. Very positive comments on it.

Cheers,

Jason

Sounds wonderful. Coincidentally, several weeks ago I tasted a bottle of Cana's Feast (nee Cuneo) Syrah also from the Del Rio Vineyard in southern Oregon. It was very good with dark complexity and tastes of fruit, spice, pepper, earth and meat. It had nice body with good acid, and I don't recall it being overly oaky. I liked it quite a bit. Prior to this I had not even heard of the Del Rio Vineyard.

-- Clark