Gramercy Cellars Syrah 2013 (750ML)

93 RP / 93 WE / 93 W&S

"Readers looking for a killer Syrah to purchase to see what Washington is all about couldn't do any better than a bottle of the 2013 Columbia Valley Syrah from Gramercy. Possessing lots of gamy, olive, peppery, lavender and salted meats, with a core of ripe plum and darker fruits, this beauty is full-bodied, supple, polished and utterly seamless, with no hard edges and a clean, focused finish that keeps you coming back to the glass. Buy this beauty by the case and drink it over the coming decade." - Robert Parker

"Les Collines, Minick, Old Stones, SJR, Oldfield and Olsen provide the fruit for this wine. It's perfumed and leads with aromas of violets, dried herbs, olive and earth, with raspberry notes emerging over time. The palate is all about texture and elegance, while lingering on the finish." - Wine Enthusiast

"This appellation blend draws from valley-wide sources, including Minnick in the Yakima Valley, Les Collines in Walla Walla’s highlands and SJR in The Rocks District. It’s all spice at the outset, with scents of olive and mace, smoke and carob. It’s surprisingly lively in flavor, leavened by a pulsating acidity that brightens the corners of an otherwise dark and intense wine, the tannins as dark as charcoal. (1,573 cases)" - Wines and Spirits