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2017 Satisfaction Syrah

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Satisfaction Syrah is 100% Amalie Robert Estate grown Syrah. Among our 35 acres of Pinot Noir, we have planted 0.80 acres (1,188 vines to be exact) of Syrah. This planting represents 4 clones selected for the cool Northern Rhône area of Côte Rôtie, and now Dallas, Oregon.

We grow Syrah right alongside Pinot Noir, and most of the vineyard work is very similar. The primary difference is that we have to wait until November to harvest. We think it is worth the wait.

Syrah is a very adaptive variety, and much like Pinot Noir, reflects its growing conditions. Syrah is grown in the hottest parts of the southern Hemisphere where it is known as “Shiraz” and a bit farther south into the cool climate of New Zealand as well. The entire west coast of the United States grows Syrah from California, to the warm areas of eastern Washington and now very small plantings in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

However, the birthplace of Syrah seems to be the Northern Rhône Valley. Recent DNA research shows Syrah to be a cross between Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. Both of these varieties are indigenous to France. Syrah is planted from the cool regions of the Northern Rhône where it is bottled as a single varietal, to the tip of the Southern Rhône where it is often blended with other varietals.

The Vintage: The 2017 has begun to reveal itself as one of the most balanced and moderate vintages of the past decade. The wines are showing an elegant transparency without excessive baggage and are a welcome return to the old normal, indeed. Read all about it on the FLOG: http://amalierobert.blogspot.com/2018/01/amalie-robert-estate-vintage-update.html

Tasting Notes: Perfectly hued, somewhere between cherry red and midnight blue. Heady spice, blackberry liqueur, sun grown cigar wrapper and smoked meat aromas patiently await above the wine’s corona to permeate and colonize all olfactory receptors and hyper-stimulate synaptic activity. The palate experience is expansive and seemingly endless providing balance, depth of flavor and intensity enhanced by whole cluster stem tannins and the cool climate grip of trenchant acidity. Unfined and unfitered.

Culinary Inclinations: Traditional Caesar Salad followed by a buffalo Steak Diane flambéed tableside for 2. These two dishes are often paired together when a delicate question or proposal is at hand. Their origins both date to the heydays of the 1930’s. Today they are revered classics that have stood the test of time. They offer a sense of sophistication and elegance when prepared tableside. Dinner and a show, if you are up to the challenge. And woe betide you to forget the blue cheese course…

2016 Satisfaction Syrah
Wine & Spirits, February 2021 - 91 points (Year's Best US Syrahs)

2015 Satisfaction Syrah
Vinous, September 2020 - 93 points

Wine & Spirits, February 2020 - 92 points (Year's Best US Syrahs)

2013 Satisfaction Syrah
Vinous, February 2018 - 90 points

2012 Satisfaction Syrah
Vinous, January 2017 – 92 points

2011 Satisfaction Syrah
The Wine Advocate, October 2013 – 91 points

2010 Satisfaction Syrah
The Wine Advocate, October 2013 – 92 points

2009 Satisfaction Syrah
The Wine Advocate, August 2012 – 91 points

2008 Satisfaction Syrah
Wine & Spirits, February 2012 – 92 points, Year’s Best American Syrah
Northwest Palate Magazine, March/April 2011 – Highly Recommended

2007 Syrah
Wine & Spirits, February 2011 – 93 points, Year’s Best American Syrah

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503.88.CUVEE (28833)

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