2013 K Vintners Syrah River Rock
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(from a Phelps clone planted in 2001 in the Rocks District): Bright, dark red. Cherry, dried herbs and olive tapenade on the nose. Plush, fat and round, conveying a high-pH mouthfeel to its raspberry and saline flavors. Could use a bit more delineation but finishes with sweet tannins that will not get in the way of early pleasure.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
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A wine that just screams “The Rocks” is the 2013 Syrah River Rock Vineyard and it is about as classic a representation of this terrific terroir located around the town of Milton Freewater as I could imagine. Medium to full-bodied, fresh, focused and with fine, polished tannin, it has tons of pepper, bloody meats, olive and ripe dark fruits all soaring from the glass. I like it today, but it will keep for a decade.