Just Posted! Jay Miller scores Syncline Wines High In Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
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Hot off the presses! We just got the new Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate scores from Jay Miller, check it out:
2007 Syncline Cuvee Elena - G S M C
Columbia Valley
Rating: 93
Drink: 2009 – 2019
The 2007 Cuvee Elena is a blend of 70% Grenache, 17% Mourvedre, and the balance Carignan, Cinsault, and Syrah. The wine has terrific aromatics that would make most producers of Chateauneuf-du-Pape very proud. Aromas of spice box, raspberry, cranberry, garrigue, and underbrush lead to a silky, elegant, exceptionally concentrated and impeccably balanced wine that can be enjoyed now and over the next 8-10 years.
2007 Syncline Mourvedre
Coyote Canyon Vineyard
Rating: 93
Drink: 2013-
The 2007 Mourvedre Coyote Canyon Vineyard was raised in seasoned 500-liter barrels. It has an untamed bouquet of underbrush, truffle, wild blueberry, and blackberry liqueur leading to an intense, concentrated, dense, rich wine with exceptional length. The wine demands 4-6 years of cellaring to give its full expression.
2007 Syncline Pinot Noir
Celilo Vineyard
Rating: 91
Drink: 2009-2015
Syncline produces a Columbia Gorge Pinot Noir (a few others are reviewed in my Oregon report.). The 2007 Pinot Noir Celilo Vineyard is sourced from a dry-farmed vineyard planted in 1972. The wine was aged for 12 months in 20% new French oak. It displays a lovely perfume of black raspberry and black cherry. Silky-textured, sweetly fruited, and elegant, it can be enjoyed now and over the next 6 years.
2007 Syncline Syrah
Columbia Valley
Rating: 93
Drink: 2009-2015
The 2007 Syrah is 65% Horse Heaven Hills and 35% Wahluke Slope fruit. An enticing nose of spice box, smoked
meat, hung game, and blueberry are first class. This leads to an elegant yet mouthfilling Syrah that has exceptional concentration and length. It can be enjoyed now for its fleshy fruit but will be more refined and civilized with 6-8 years of additional bottle age.
2008 Syncline Rose
Columbia Valley
Rating: 90
Drink:-
The 2008 Rose is a mouthwatering blend of 44% Cinsault, 30% Grenache, 17% Mourvedre, and 9% Counoise made entirely from saignee juice. It delivers a spicy bouquet of strawberry and rhubarb leading to a wine which is dry on the palate, exceptionally fruity, and rich. It is a splendid match with salmon.
2008 Syncline Viognier
Coyote Canyon Vineyard
Rating: 90
Drink: 2009-2012
Syncline’s 2008 Viognier Coyote Canyon Vineyard offers a
lovely nose of baking spices, floral notes, peach, and
apricot. Very concentrated, savory, and ripe, this classy
Viognier will provide pleasure for another 2-3 years.
