2012 K Vintners Syrah River Rock
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Bright ruby-red. Pungent aromas of dark berries, black cherry, charred meat, toasted marshmallow, mocha and spices. Rich, pliant and fine-grained, with a captivating saline quality adding complexity to the berry, spice and meat flavors. Very suave, concentrated, dry wine with a thickness of texture buffered by ripe acidity and underlying stony character. Already showing beautifully, this should gain in complexity with more time in bottle.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
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Another classic Walla Walla Syrah, the 2012 Syrah River Rock Vineyard comes from the southern end of the Walla Walla Valley and the region known as "The Rocks." Giving up lots of damp earth, underbrush, pepper, iron and tobacco leaf, it's full-bodied, loaded with fruit and texture, and has good tannin that come through on the finish. These hedonistic beauties from this terroir always drink nicely in their youth, yet they surprise in the cellar as well and have lengthy drink window. In this case, I suspect this will be better in a year, and have 10-12 years or more of total longevity.