Normally, I exclude the label, but my drinking partner suggested that it was something out of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so I included it.
- 2014 Cayuse Syrah Bionic Frog - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley (2/22/2024)
Two and a half hour decant and then drunk with Juan S. for lunch. Paired with home smoked brisket on a brioche roll with jerk aioli and home made coleslaw. This was very good but a bit disappointing because I expected more and have had better experiences with Bionic Frog. Juan, needless to say, an inexperienced wine drinker, thought it was excellent.
It was very smooth with tannin mostly if not fully resolved but the palate was less explosive that normal - limited fruit, only very light raspberry and no smooth white pepper. Maybe it was just an off day for me or maybe the pairing was too much, although I used jerk marinade and jerk spice that Juan had given me to make the aioli and he though the with was great. I have two more bottles and maybe they will show better. Like I said, still very good but on the actual/ expectation scale, I have had many higher rated wines.
PS - There was no Cayuse funk, perhaps because of the decant. I am very happy with that, because it is the only thing I do not like about Christoph's wines. (92 points)
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