2021

• 95 points, Critic’s Choice

  • The aromas are perfumed, with notes of potpourri, tangerine, smoked meat, and fire pit. The palate is poised and flavorful, full of tobacco, olive, and floral notes. The flavors are intense, rich, and show great depth. An exceptionally long, potpourri-filled finish is the capstone. It’s stunning and an insane value to boot – the highest quality wine you’re likely to find at this price in a long time. 14.1% alcohol. TCA-free micro-agglomerated cork. 95 cases produced. —Sean Sullivan, northwestwinereport.com

• 94 Points

  • The 2021 Top Source Syrah was aged for 20 months in 10% new French oak barrels, while the deep ruby-purple core glows under bright light in the glass. Dusty and earthy on the nose to start, it eventually opens up to notes of red and black cherries, marionberries, dry earth, cedary herbs, bacon fat, and crushed olives. Tannins are present but not overpowering while the mouthwatering acidity brings everything together on the long finish. A small production of 95 cases were made. —Jeremy Young, InternationalWine Report

• 93 Points

  • An aromatic introduction that includes blackberry tarts, loamy soil and a touch of roast beef is fetching. Flavors of black-cherry fruit leather, espresso and dark chocolate are supported by silky tannins and bright acidity. I'd like to try this Syrah with a chicken-mole sandwich. —Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast

• 92+ Points

  • The 2021 Walla Walla Valley Syrah, 100% Syrah, presents a medium magenta hue in the glass. The unmistakable Walla Walla Syrah characteristics shine through on the nose, featuring notes of iodine, baked clay, spiced plum skin and subtle leather hints. Medium-bodied, the palate unfolds an umami essence accompanied by savory dried herbs, grilled cherries and peppered beef tenderloin flavors. Impressively food-friendly, it concludes with a succulent finish. This Syrah is approachable now, showcasing fine-grained tannins and promising longevity well beyond its 10th birthday. If you're a lover of Walla Walla Syrah, this is a must-have for your cellar. Just under 1,200 bottles produced. —Anthony Mueller, The Wine Advocate

• 92 Points

  • Slightly reduced, earthy, peppery aromas lead into delicious, almost jammy blackberry and black cherry flavors with black pepper and beefy accents. Low tannins and a juicy freshness. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink now. —James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

2020

• 96 Points, Editor's Choice

  • Blackberries and violets are only a part of this aromatic circus. Damp cedar bark, wet slate and meaty seared steak aromas are showstoppers. Lighter bodied, the wine's viscous texture allows flavors of black cherries, black olives, grilled portobello mushroom and clove to slide across the palate. Savory bliss. —Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast

• 95 Points

  • The lovely 2020 Syrah from Top Source boasts a medium to dark brick-garnet core with a reddish rim and is wonderfully meaty, earthy, and spicy on the nose. The palate is complex and exciting, with aspects of pink grapefruit, fresh marionberry, dried meats, crushed olives, cedary herbs, and shades of blueberry essence on the finish. A well-made, delicious Washington Syrah from a winery that is new to me. Wonderfully surprised by this wine. Only 100 cases made. Better in 2024. —Jeremy Young, InternationalWine Report

• 94 Points, Critic’s Choice

  • This is an aromatically expressive wine, chock full of notes of wet rock along with peat, pepper, raspberry, smoked meat, olive, and flower. Palate-coating fruit and savory flavors follow, showing depth and intensity. It exhibits profound hang-time on the flower-filled finish, moving it up a notch. 13.8% alcohol. 100 cases produced. TCA-free micro-agglomerated cork. —Sean Sullivan, northwestwinereport.com

• 94 Points

  • This is another fantastic effort in 2020 by Top Source, as the 2020 Top Source ‘Walla Walla Valley’ Syrah delivers very stony notes once on the mouth, alongside shades of citrus rind, potpourri water and shades of black raspberry and a dusting of white pepper. Soft and supple on the mouth, this tastes very Cayuse and comes off clean — and trust me, you will love it! Enjoy this over the next eight years. Drink 2023-2030. —Owen Bargreen, owenbargreen.com

• 93 Points

  • The 2020 Walla Walla Valley Syrah evolves in the glass with a burst of smoked meats and peppercorns giving way to musky black currants. This washes across the palate with juicy red fruits complicated by savory spice as a coating of saline minerals mounts toward the close. This finishes energetic yet grippy as residual acids keep the mouthwatering for more. The 2020 is almost too easy to drink yet wonderfully balanced as well. —Eric Guido, Vinous

• 93 Points

  • A step up, the 2020 Syrah Walla Walla Valley brings more richness and depth, with ripe red and black cherry fruit supported by ample peppery herbs, iron, leather, and meaty nuances. Nicely balanced, textured, and medium to full-bodied, this classic Rocks Syrah will evolve for a solid decade in cold cellars. —Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com

• 91 Points

  • Attractive nose of grilled meat, bacon fat, dried herbs and roasted plums. Deliciously salty and fleshy, with medium body, powdery tannins and a smoky, meaty finish. 100% syrah. Drink or hold. —James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

2019

• 93+ Points

  • Looking at the 2019 Syrah Walla Walla Valley, it has a backward, reductive nose of red and black currants as well as iron, ground pepper, violets, and smoked meat. Powerful and concentrated on the palate, it has a layered, balanced mouthfeel, ripe yet integrated tannins, and a great finish. It opens up nicely with time in the glass and deserves a solid 2-4 years of bottle age. It will have 15+ of overall longevity. —Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com

• 93 Points, Critic’s Choice

  • The aromas captivate, with notes of soil, olive, black pepper, and a whiff of flower. There’s impressive richness and intensity to the dark fruit and savory flavors. It’s an attention-getter. 13.6% alcohol. 98 cases produced. TCA-free micro-agglomerated cork. —Sean Sullivan, northwestwinereport.com

• 93 Points

  • Wonderfully stony and terroir-driven, the 2019 2019 Top Source ‘Walla Walla Valley’ Syrah offers beautiful black tea and exotic spice notes on the palate, with smoldering stones, blackberry compote and bulls blood accents. Salty and very savory, this is beautifully-textured Syrah that is already nicely evolved — and will continue to produce drinking enjoyment over the next eight years. Drink 2022-2030. —Owen Bargreen, owenbargreen.com

• 93 Points

  • A savory blend of wild herbs, wet river stones and smoky black raspberry wafts up from the 2019 Syrah Walla Walla Valley. This is silky, nearly creamy in feel, with a salty core of minerality and tart wild berry fruits that penetrate deeply. The 2019 finishes with admirable length and concentration, only lightly structured, while salted licorice and black olive notes slowly fade. While labeled Walla Walla, there’s some serious The Rocks District terroir pumping up from this glass. Well done! And in my opinion, even better than the 2018. —Eric Guido, Vinous

• 92 Points

  • This is a meaty, balanced Syrah with restrained alcohol and one purpose in life: provide optimal pleasure when opened. The aromas capture that special moment when the fat from a roasting pork shoulder drips onto the red-hot coals of an open fire. Other aromas include dark raspberries, black olives, marjoram and fresh-cracked white pepper. The flavors are equally evocative, with blackberries, thyme, aged balsamic vinegar and a mild streak of citrus. —Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast

• 91 Points

  • A meaty syrah with salted plums, black cherries, sliced chilis and iron on the nose. Delicious, salty caper and olive notes, too. It’s medium-bodied with mineral and rusty notes. Tight tannins. So fresh. Drink or hold. —James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

2018

• 94 Points

  • The 2018 Syrah Walla Walla Valley is cut from the same cloth and offers a deep, red and black-fruited, earthy, meaty, iron-driven profile that I suspect won't be for everyone. Offering more fruit with time in the glass, it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, has a round, beautifully balanced mouthfeel, some liquid rock-like minerality, and a great finish. It's another singular wine from this estate. —Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com

• 93 Points

  • The 2018 Syrah Walla Walla Valley showcases plenty of stony terroir on the palate, which is nicely textured with really good flavor range, from bright red fruits to salted meats to green olive and wet stone. This beautiful effort is drinking marvelously right now. —Owen Bargreen, Vinous

• 92 Points

  • A peppery, tight and vibrant syrah with aromas of grilled rosemary, garrigue, peppered meat and blackcurrants. Gently grippy, stemmy tannins here, with a medium body and wild-herb character. 100% syrah. Drink or hold. —James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

Syrah 100%

Volcanic and basalt stony soils.

From two different organically and sustainably farmed vinyards in the Walla Walla Valley.

Hand harvested and fermented with 50% whole clusters in stainless steel and concrete tanks depending on the lot. Extraction via both punching down and pumping over during 2 week long fermentations. The wine was aged for 20 months in 10% new French oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

"Blackberries and violets are only a part of this aromatic circus. Damp cedar bark, wet slate and meaty seared steak aromas are showstoppers. Lighter bodied, the wine's viscous texture allows flavors of black cherries, black olives, grilled portobello mushroom and clove to slide across the palate. Savoury bliss."
—Wine Enthusiast: 96 pts, Editor's Choice

Best drunk at cellar temperature, 55-65° F

Cellar aged for 8-10 years