2019 Force Majeure Force Majeure Red Mountain Syrah

Syrah - 750ML
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REVIEWS

VN 96 JD 95 WE 95 WS 94
VN 96

Vinous, March 2022

The 2019 Syrah Estate has 2% Viognier co-fermented and underwent 18% whole-cluster fermentation. Dark currants, coffee grounds and violets all fill the nose, along with herbal undertones. The densely concentrated palate...
JD 95

jebdunnuck.com, July 2022

95+ The 2019 Syrah Red Mountain gives up a more earthy, darker, red and black-fruited style as well as textbook Syrah notes of new leather, ground pepper, chalky mineral, and subtle bacon fat nuances. As with many top Red...
WE 95

Wine Enthusiast, November 2022

The aromas bring notes of fractured basalt, red and black fruit, moist earth, fresh herb and spice. Pillowy soft, textured, ripe, intense dark-fruit flavors follow. A long, lingering, fruit-filled finish caps it off. The...
WS 94

Wine Spectator, December 2022

Brooding and deeply structured, yet retains a sense of finesse, offering blackberry and blueberry flavors framed by smoked meat, licorice and cracked pepper. Best from 2024 through 2031. —T.F.

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Syrah
Country USA
Region Washington
Sub-region Red Mountain
Vintage 2019
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14.7%
Closure Cork

The 2019 Force Majeure Red Mountain Syrah is a distinguished wine from Washington's Red Mountain sub-region, produced by Force Majeure. This Syrah, with a 14.7% alcohol content, is bottled with a cork closure and presents itself as a full-bodied, red wine.

Jeb Dunnuck provides an insightful review, rating the wine at 95 points. He describes it as having an "earthy, darker, red and black-fruited style" with characteristic Syrah notes such as new leather, ground pepper, chalky mineral, and subtle bacon fat nuances. Dunnuck emphasizes the wine's "incredible sense of minerality" and suggests it will age well, potentially reaching its peak around its 20th birthday.

Wine Enthusiast also offers a laudatory assessment, rating the wine with 95 points. According to Sean P. Sullivan, the wine's aromas include "notes of fractured basalt, red and black fruit, moist earth, fresh herb, and spice." Sullivan highlights the wine's "pillowy soft, textured, ripe, intense dark-fruit flavors" and concludes with a note on its "long, lingering, fruit-filled finish," describing the overall experience as "a wild ride."

Vinous reviewer Owen Bargreen rates the Syrah at 96 points, the highest among the reviews. Bargreen notes that the wine includes 2% Viognier co-fermented and underwent 18% whole-cluster fermentation. He describes the nose as filled with "dark currants, coffee grounds, and violets," along with herbal undertones. The palate is "densely concentrated," showing finesse and layers of black and blue fruits with tar and black licorice tones. Bargreen asserts that this Syrah stands with the finest of Red Mountain.

Wine Spectator's review, by T.F., awards the wine 94 points. The wine is described as "brooding and deeply structured," yet it retains a sense of finesse. T.F. notes flavors of "blackberry and blueberry framed by smoked meat, licorice, and cracked pepper." The reviewer suggests that the wine will be best enjoyed from 2024 through 2031.

Overall, the 2019 Force Majeure Red Mountain Syrah is highly praised by critics for its complexity, structure, and aging potential. With strong accolades from multiple sources, it stands as a testament to the quality and character of Red Mountain Syrah.