Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Syrah 2024
(Walla Walla, Oregon)
Regular price $140.00 Sale price $134.99 Save $5.01
About the Winery:
Christophe Baron grew up in a winegrowing family in Champagne and studied viticulture in Champagne and Burgundy. In 1996, while visiting the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley, he discovered a field covered with basalt cobblestones that reminded him of the southern Rhone. He purchased the property and planted his first vineyard in 1997, establishing Cayuse Vineyards. The estate makes its wines exclusively from its own vineyards and farms using biodynamic methods.
About the Vineyard:
Cailloux was Cayuse's first vineyard, planted in 1997 in the stones of Milton-Freewater on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley. The producer describes the original site as a 10-acre plot. Its stony soils and low yields are central to the identity of Cayuse's flagship Cailloux Vineyard Syrah.
Ratings & Reviews
98 Points - Owen Bargreen (2023):
"The prettiest, Northern Rhone-inspired bottling of the Cayuse lineup, the 2023 'Cailloux Vineyard' a small portion of Viognier blended in. Stored for 18 months in primarily neutral oak puncheons, the wine comes from vines planted all the way back in 1997. This comes off wonderfully lifted from the Viognier, offering faint honeysuckle tones alongside pomegranate seed, smoked pork shoulder and wet stone accents on the nose. The palate is very laden with finesse, showing a gorgeous purity of red fruits, alongside tangerine peel and stony essence. Glorious now, watch this evolve over the next ten years. Drink 2026-2036." (Mar 2026)
96 Points - James Suckling (2023):
"Very floral with an intriguing range of aromas from white to purple flowers. Medium-bodied, showing crushed red raspberries, black cherries, blackberries and pink and green peppercorns. Gets more umami after the finish. From a single vineyard planted in 1997. Drink or hold." (May 2026)
95 Points - Vinous Media (2023):
"The 2023 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard is savory and exotic in the glass, blending incense with pine shavings, mentholated herbs and brined olives. It sweeps across the palate, cool-toned and refined, with a silken wave of ripe blackberry fruit enhanced by a salty mineral core, while hints of graphite add further complexity toward the close. Sage mingles with inner rosy florals and a subtle tannic tinge as the 2023 finishes with extreme length and freshness. You can literally taste the rocky terrain in this wine. Fantastic. (Drink between 2028-2039)" -Eric Guido (Jul 2026)