2010 Cayuse "God Only Knows" Walla Walla Valley Grenache black tea and garrigue

black tea and garrigue

Based on the 2014 vintage samples that recently came my way from Markus Spindler

elegantly styled 2014 Pinot Noir Sta Rita Hills gives up lots of black cherry

and not much depth

2010 Cayuse "God Only Knows" Walla Walla Valley Grenache black tea and garrigueThe almost all Grenache 2010 God Only Knows (named as such because the full blend is unknown, or so were told) is a complex, elegant version of this wine, with a Rayas like perfume of kirsch, white pepper, stem, herbes de Provence and a gamey meatiness that comes out with air. Medium to full bodied, silky and seamless on the palate, with juicy acidity, polished tannin and a light, clean texture, it lacks the back end concentration of a top vintage,