Bionic Frog Syrah

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Syrah

País

United States

Região

Walla Walla Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley

Denominação

Walla Walla Valley (WA) / Columbia Valley / Washington

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201395 pts

  Out of the gate this wine reveals quite savory aromas of stems, fire pit, soot, black olive and light flowers. The flavors are intense and tightly wound, showing a lot of structure along with elegance. It's a flat out stunner, showing grace and power as well as a hyper-extended…

• 201296 pts

  Aromas of dried herbs, green olive, grilled asparagus and smoke lead to intensely concentrated savory flavors with a flat-out dazzling mouthfeel. It's a knockout that overloads the senses.

• 201193 pts

  Long-time admirers of this wine may find the 2011 version a bit thin. It's a more subtle wine than is customary, the expressive funk subsumed below lighter layers of peat moss, sea salt and white chocolate. With decanting, scents of shittake mushroom, duck sauce and even chicken…

• 201094 pts

  Dark and meaty, with aromatic hints of mustard seed, this has a slight bitterness around the edges, giving it focus and sharpness. A change in the barrel regimen now keeps it entirely in large format foudres. It's supple and lush, with mixed blue and black fruit, hints of citrus…

• 200995 pts

  The Frog is a bit reductive, a bit shy in 2009 and needs extra decanting. With proper breathing time, it shows inviting notes of violets and strawberries, and it gains concentration through the midpalate, with additions of cherry and an almost liquid minerality. An almost delica…

• 2008100 pts

  Initially a rather subdued Frog; as if it has been tamed down. Then, suddenly, There's a plush core of blackberry fruit, and the classic Cayuse funkiness is there, drenched in liquid rocks and cured meat and drying tannins. It's all in proportion and a fine reflection of the ste…