K Vintners

The Cattle King Syrah

9.37 ratings
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Walla Walla Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Isaac Pirolo

Two notable history lessons could be taught with this wine. The first being how the elevation of Snipes Mountain was just high enough to preserve its geological record during the Missoula Floods which marked the end of the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago. The second being the story of Ben Snipes, the Northwest Cattle King. Chasing gold up the Oregon Trail, Snipes arrived in Yakima Valley in the 1850s and saw the potential for raising cattle, and would eventually build an empire of 125,000 heads of cattle. K Vintners Cattle King (which also includes some Upland Vineyard juice from Walla Walla) has been on a run lately, receiving 99, 98, & 99 points for their 2012, 2013, & 2014, respectively, from Jeb Dunnuck. This brings the ruckus. It’s like eating a blueberry BLT while going 100 mph in a 15 passenger van and listening to Queens of the Stone Age in Juárez.

Two notable history lessons could be taught with this wine. The first being how the elevation of Snipes Mountain was just high enough to preserve its geological record during the Missoula Floods which marked the end of the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago. The second being the story of Ben Snipes, the Northwest Cattle King. Chasing gold up the Oregon Trail, Snipes arrived in Yakima Valley in the 1850s and saw the potential for raising cattle, and would eventually build an empire of 125,000 heads of cattle. K Vintners Cattle King (which also includes some Upland Vineyard juice from Walla Walla) has been on a run lately, receiving 99, 98, & 99 points for their 2012, 2013, & 2014, respectively, from Jeb Dunnuck. This brings the ruckus. It’s like eating a blueberry BLT while going 100 mph in a 15 passenger van and listening to Queens of the Stone Age in Juárez.

1 person found it helpfulNov 10th, 2017
Scott Soren

Ripe with breezy flavor yet dry and subtle on the pallet. Great Syrah

Ripe with breezy flavor yet dry and subtle on the pallet. Great Syrah

Jan 21st, 2018
Jon Tringale

Solid Syrah. Notes of licorice on the nose

Solid Syrah. Notes of licorice on the nose

Feb 14th, 2017
Joseph Cramer

Love this!!

Love this!!

Oct 21st, 2016
KA
9.4

KA had this 7 years ago

KA had this 7 years ago

Mar 5th, 2018
Jose Zaragoza

Jose had this 8 years ago

Jose had this 8 years ago

Oct 5th, 2016
Mk
9.0

Mk had this 8 years ago

Mk had this 8 years ago

Oct 2nd, 2016