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2008 Gramercy Cellars Syrah Walla Walla Valley
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2008 Gramercy Cellars Syrah Walla Walla Valley

Producer: Gramercy Cellars
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: Washington
Region: Walla Walla Valley

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2010

($45; 98% Les Collines fruit) Bright full ruby. Knockout northern Rhone aromas of blackberry, licorice and smoked meat; I would have put this somewhere between Cornas and Hermitage. Juicy, reticent and complex, with youthfully closed flavors of dark berries and spices. This was vinified with 80% whole clusters, saw no new oak, and was only racked for the bottling, which took place a week before my July visit to Washington. On the finish, this is more juicy Cornas than dense, powerful Hermitage.

93 Points | Wine Spectator
93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Syrah

While the grape is currently grown throughout the world, the most elegant Syrahs still come from the Northern Rhone valley, particularly the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Cornas, and Hermitage. Here, steep, terraced vineyards help produce full-bodied, intense, tannic wines loaded with white pepper and red fruit. In the vineyard, Syrah is largely cooperative- vines are productive, but not overly vigorous. Skins are thick, helping the grape...
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