2012 Cayuse Syrah Armada Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley RP--96

Robert Parker: 96 Points
eRobertParker.com #219 Jun 2015 Jeb Dunnuck 96 Drink: 2018 - 2028 $115-$159 (90) Another longer-term prospect is the 2012 Syrah Armada Vineyard. One of the more burly, structured releases from this estate, it's always poured after the Bionic Frog and is the last Syrah we taste in a vintage. The 2012 gives up lots of iodine, raw meats and floral notes that are balanced by a core of distinct black raspberry fruit, which in most vintages veers more toward the darker, more plummy side of the spectrum. Full-bodied, tight and yet nicely concentrated, with good tannin, it should be at its best from 2018-2028.