2008 Rasa Vineyards QED Red Wine Walla Walla Valley
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2008 Rasa Vineyards QED Red Wine Walla Walla Valley
Producer: Rasa Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: Washington
Region: Walla Walla Valley
91 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2011
(83% syrah, 10% grenache, 5% mourvedre and 2% viognier): Sexy perfume of dark berries and smoky oak, with a whiff of white fruits. Sweet, pliant and complex, with excellent intensity to the dark cherry and spice flavors. A seriously structured, tightly wound wine that finishes with dusty tannins, very good length and a hint of tomato leaf.
91 Points | Wine Spectator
92 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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Member Notes
09/09/2011
by Chris Cree M.W.
The workhorse wine and first release from Rasa, the QED is a complex wine that is "proof" that the Naravane brothers are poised to become wine stars. 83% Syrah from Les Collines and Double River vineyards is blended with 10% Grenache, a touch of Mourvedre and a drop ov Viognier that lends an intriguing floral note. Syrah never had it so good and this wine has it all: luscious raspberry fruit, lilac, baking spice, cassis, dark chocolate and plums. Long finishing and ripe tannin infused this is supple, wonderful Syrah to drink now through 2016.
Region: Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Grapes: 83% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 5% Mourvedre & 2% Viognier
Vinification: 19 months French oak (22% new)
Drink: Now - 2016
Cuisie: Rack of Lamb, Grilled Ribeye
ABV: 14.4%
