Cayuse En Chamberlin Syrah 2004

Professional Ratings

• 97 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2004 Syrah “En Chamberlin Vineyard” is Cote-Rotie-like in its racy style. Beautifully perfumed with aromas of bacon, sausage, truffle, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur, this super-concentrated effort is impeccably structured for the long haul. It has enough succulence to provide pleasure now but it merits 8-10 years in the bottle to fully express itself. Patient pleasure-seekers will enjoy this wine through 2040.
• 96 Wine Enthusiast
  The salty, saline quality of Spanish wines is here married to New World fruit. There is amazing density, concentration and sweetness to the fruit. Layers of chocolate, prune, fig, herb, cola, butterscotch, balsamic all commingle. This is incredibly complex, yet almost impossible to pin down.
• 94 Wine Spectator
  Superpolished, big and ripe. A lavish mouthful of cherry and plum, with a whole shelf of fresh spices that sail on and on. An earthy note adds interest to the aromas, and a distinct mineral undertone emerges strongly as the finish persists beautifully.