2010 Cayuse "God Only Knows" Walla Walla Valley Grenache Based on the 2014 vintage

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

focused and tight

opulent and always a wine that seduces when it is young

and not much depth

black tea and garrigue

2010 Cayuse "God Only Knows" Walla Walla Valley Grenache Based on the 2014 vintageThe 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,