Red

Estate Rocky Mother Syrah

Nefarious

Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Syrah
Country
United States
Region
Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley
Appellation
Columbia Valley (WA)
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast lamb · game meats · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201288 pts

    Aromas of ripe red apple and pencil lead are followed by tart cherry and cranberry flavors. It's a unique interpretation of the variety.

  • 200995 pts

    This unique Syrah vineyard is located at the northwestern edge of the Columbia Valley AVA. Exotic, silky and compelling, the aromas and flavors combine gorgeously sleek berry fruit flavors with a foundation of liquid rock (hence the vineyard name). Supple, authoritative and long…

  • 200889 pts

    This is Syrah from the far northwest corner of the Columbia Valley, a cool region, whose wines show an underlying minerality. The berry flavors are subtle; this is a mélange of leaf, herb, rock and acid. Still young, the tannins are drying and the wine seems to be entering a dum…