90. Walter Dacon Wines 2009 C’est Syrah Beaux, Columbia Valley, $38
Puget Sound winemaker Lloyd Anderson specializes in Syrah, and his work with American oak leaps out the glass with amazing aromatics of vanilla bean, clove, allspice, bittersweet chocolate and black pepper, backed by dark blueberry and black cherry. This is no syrupy Syrah as it jumps out in the mouth with Marionberry and pomegranate flavors, followed by an abundance of tannin and blueberry acidity. There’s black licorice, horehound and black pepper in the spicy finish. This won a gold medal at the 2014 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition.
Production: 365 cases
Alcohol: 15.4%
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