Cayuse Vineyards

Syrah 'Wallah Wallah Special #16'

Syrah 'Wallah Wallah Special #16'

Syrah Wallah Wallah Special 16
  • Practicing Biodynamic
  • 100% Syrah
  • Walla Walla Valley AVA
  • mix of silty loam and basalt cobblestone topsoil with a layer of compacted cobblestones below that
  • 18 months aging in 15-20% new French oak
  • 13.6% alc

Info

Producer:
Cayuse Vineyards
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
Washington
Appellation:
Walla Walla
Variety:
Syrah
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Biodynamic

Sizes Available

Magnum US-CAY-24-22M 1/1500ml

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Press & Reviews

Vinous
Score
94
Date
2025-10-23
"Dusty rose and sage give way to red plums and blood orange as the 2022 Syrah Wallah Wallah Special No. 16 evolves in the glass. It is texturally deep, with saline mineral tones up front complicating its ripe red and black fruits. Savory herbs and olive tones resonate as the 2022 finishes long yet impressively fresh."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2020
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2034-05-24
2020
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
95
Date
2023-06-14
2020
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2023-05-01
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2023-05-11
""The 2020 Wallah Wallah Syrah Special marks the 14th edition and offers an open-knit and dark-fruited core with savory and spicy notions that sway on the mineral-driven nose. There are dusty cherry skin"