Syrah DUO 'The Hidden' & 'Cattle King' 2016
Charles Smith - K VintnersEen syrah-duo met 99 en 97+ punten van Jeb Dunnuck, en 95 punten van James Suckling! Robert Parker deelt daarnaast 96+ en 94 punten uit! Wijnmaker-rockster Charles Smith bewijst dat zijn blockbuster syrah's tot de top wijnen ter wereld behoren.
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Wat zeggen de experts?
K Vintners Syrah 'The Hidden' Northridge Vineyard 2016
99 punten - Jeb Dunnuck
"Flirting with perfection, the 2016 Syrah The Hidden is a classic example of the old saying 'an iron fist in a velvet glove'. Beautiful notes of dark fruits, damp earth, iron, and crushed rocks as well as ground pepper all emerge from this full-bodied effort that has no hard edges, a terrific mid-palate, sweet tannins, and a finish that goes on for over a minute. It’s a brilliant, brilliant Syrah and one of the wines of the vintage."
96+ punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"Full-bodied, the palate is generous but still has a rigidity to the mid-palate, with a note of bitter espresso and gripping tannic backbone. Ending with a long, spicy finish, the wine is going to go the distance and live for decades if you can just forget about it in your cellar. It will be a lucky day if you add any of the 684-case production to your cellar." - Anthony Mueller
95 punten - James Suckling
"Aromas of sweet earth, pepper, espresso, plums and blackberries follow to the palate. This delivers a big, bold hit of ripe, sweet and round fruit with a very encompassing feel, married with a class and breed that really sets it apart. Nothing pedestrian, but a lovingly familiar syrah."
K Vintners Syrah 'Cattle King' Upland Vineyard 2016
97+ punten - Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2016 Syrah Cattle King Upland Vineyard comes from Snipes Mountain and has a singular, pretty, fresh style with more obvious acidity as well as tannins, yet it still stays in the plush, sexy style of the estate. Blue and black fruits, blood orange, violets, and exotic spice notes all define the bouquet and it’s full-bodied, incredibly pure and seamless on the palate."
95 punten - James Suckling
"From a sloping plot of deep river rock, this has a fresh array of red and blue berries with a fine, stony edge. The palate has a very sleek, composed feel with such length and composure. The purity of blackberry and blueberry flavors is entrancing. Holds so fresh. Drink this now or hold for a decade or more."
94 punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The 2016 Syrah Cattle King leads with expressive red, black and blue fruits on the nose with a density that can be sensed just by nosing the glass. Black cherry, blackcurrant and boysenberry compote all vie for your attention with savory spices and resinous purple flowers. The full-bodied palate is dense with a pedal-to-metal winemaking approach with chewy tannins and supporting acidity. It continues to linger with spice tones as it changes over a 20-30 second period after the wine has left the palate. Just under 500 cases were produced." - Anthony Mueller
90 punten - Wine Spectator
"Broad-shouldered and densely layered, with blueberry flavors, accented by stony mineral and smoky bacon notes and building tension toward big but polished tannins. Drink now through 2025. 499 cases made." - Tim Fish
Wine in Black score 99 punten & 99 punten
Van start-up tot syrah expert in minder dan twee decennia, klinkt als 'the American Dream'! In korte tijd bouwde Charles Smith een geweldige reputatie op in de Staat Washington. Jaar na jaar ontvangt hij jubelende recensies van top experts als Robert Parker. Zo ook voor deze twee cult syrah's uit jaargang 2016, nu verkrijgbaar in een exclusief pakket.
Wijngoed
K Vinters ligt in Walla Walla in de staat Washington, ongeveer 260 mijl ten zuidoosten van Seattle, niet ver van de grens met Oregon. K Vinters hoort bij het imperium van het bekroonde enfant terrible van de Amerikaanse wijnscene, Charles Smith, die sinds de late jaren 1990 met de wijnen onder zijn overkoepelend merk 'Wines of Substance’ furore maakt.
De wijn
Syrah 'The Hidden' Northridge Vineyard 2016 van K Vintner is 100% syrah afkomstig uit de single vineyard Northridge in de Columbia Valley subregio van Wahluke Slope. Na het handmatig plukken vond een zachte persing plaats van de hele druiven. De gisting gebeurde met wilde gisten en 49 dagen schilcontact. De rijping duurde tenslotte 21 maanden rijping en vond plaats in grote houten vaten (55% nieuwe Franse eik) op de moer.
Syrah 'Cattle King' Upland Vineyard 2016 van K Vintner bestaat uit 100% syrah uit de single vineyard Upland in Snipes Mountain in de Yakima-vallei. Na het handmatig plukken vond een zachte persing plaats van de hele druiven. De gisting gebeurde met wilde gisten en 44 dagen schilcontact. De rijping duurde ten slotte 21 maanden en vond plaats in grote eiken vaten (65% nieuwe Franse eik) op de moer.
