Syrah Talk II

Ok, so I tried the 2004 Twisted Tree Syrah (~CAD 35) and the 2003 Cedar Creek Estate Syrah (~CAD 35). The Twisted Tree was decent, but it was a little too over-oaked for my tastes. It smelled nice: herby like my brother Nicholas said. Unfortunately the finish was all oak, which really overwhelmed the rest of the wine. It kinda left me wondering if the oak was just added because the rest of the wine couldn’t stand alone by itself. Overall it was fine, but I can think of other, much better wines in the same price point that I’d rather drink.

The Cedar Creek was excellent: inky, full, nicely acidic, it smelled really interestingly like creasote and had a long, long finish. It could stand up to a fine K Syrah any day (I think the K Syrahs are aguably the gold standard in Washington syrahs).