Shay A

9.3

I’m fortunate to have had a lot of Kobayashi wines, both with and without Travis, but his “regular” Syrah is a wine I’ve probably had the least amount of times. I brought this as a part of a massive Syrah lineup (‘83 Voge Cornas, ‘91 Chapoutier Hermitage, ‘18 SamiOdi HD, ‘13 and ‘20 Lillian, etc) and it showed very well.

Compared to Travis’s other wines, this showed very primary/fruit forward. Deep purple in the glass and the aromatics were, astoundingly, similar to the ‘18 SamiOdi HD next to it (sweet perfume/potpurri)…so deeply floral and intoxicatingly intriguing. The palate is commanding with an interplay of ripe and juicy black berry fruit and savory/smoky notes toward the finish with just a kiss of sweet blue fruit. The finish is massively structured (even after following this for a few days). Wish I had an older vintage to see how these evolve, but it’s undeniably balanced and a tasty expression of WA state Syrah. — a month ago

romo

9.3

100% Roussanne; stainless ferment, concrete elevage and it shows. Clean, bright & pure interpretation not seen often. — a year ago

Andrew Belzer

9.5

Blood orange, iron, violets, current, pepper corns. — a year ago

Eric T

9.5

Excellent ganache, good depth and complexity. — a month ago

romo

9.3

This is skin-contact marsanne WeatherEye Vineyard @Delectable Blue label 41 days on skins drinks like a white, not an orange. Peach Hi-C. — 10 months ago

Fergus Nancarrow

9.5

2021 WeatherEye Estate Clairette. Saline, fresh, good acidity. Perfect match with fish based dishes. — a year ago

Richard Alfred

9.0

2012 Big. Spicy. Deep ruby color. Dense. — a month ago

romo

9.2

Lightest Kob Vio yet. No new wood. — 4 months ago

Andrew Belzer

9.7

Perfumed violets, iron, blood orange, pepper. — a year ago

romo

9.3

Lighter bodied than I thought it would be. Auslese-adjacent. — 2 years ago