Sleight Of Hand The Funkadelic Syrah

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The barrel sample of 2021 The Funkadelic Syrah is fresh, clean and classically structured with aromas of cured meat and sausages that sway from the glass with elements of grilled plums, red and black spice and dusty florals. Medium to full-bodied, the wine continues to show a more mineral-driven palate with funky and meaty flavors. The Syrah gives way to notions of umami, iodine and baked earth on the long-lingering, ever-evolving finish. This is impressive juice and is already showing fantastically. I look forward to resampling this closer to its release date! Bravo!

Beginning with a serious and more rigid nose than The Psychedelic of the same range, the 2018 The Funkadelic Syrah opens with a firm, spicy and robust expression with elements of roasted espresso bean, black cherry and dusty purple flowers. It offers up a firm mineral essence of black plum and blackberry reduction with elements of smoked meat, red and black peppercorn with a generous nose. Full-bodied and with 14.7% alcohol, the Syrah displays elements of mocha and peppered beef jerky before gripping, fine-grained tannins coat the palate. The Syrah imparts lasting flavors of dusty black olive and smoked lavender on the long-lingering and spicy finish that will continue to age gracefully. The wine rested over a year and a half in French oak, 33% new. Only 1,200 bottles were made.

The 2017 The Funkadelic Syrah begins with the same tension as most of the 2017 reds from Walla Walla. The nose is focused with dark fruit aromas of blackberry jus, dusty black raspberry and a rocky, savory black spice. Full-bodied in the mouth, the wine shows precision with firm tannins and structuring acidity that builds on the mid-palate, bringing pleasure and complexity. The wine ends with a smoky and rocky finish with chewy tannins that will age well over the next decade. Only 100 cases produced.

With a bold, dense nose, the 2016 The Funkadelic Syrah begins with a firm core of dark fruit that turns slightly to red fruit, showing dark cherry and red plum on the full-bodied palate, along with notes of black pepper and minerality. The wine is focused and has a long life ahead of it. The wine has soft raspberry compote and subtle beef jerky flavors on the long, lingering finish. 100 cases produced.

Also already in bottle and one of my favorite Syrahs from Trey, the 2011 Syrah Funkadelic is a meaty, aromatic effort that’s overflowing with dark cherry, river rock-like minerality, pepper, herbed meat and hints of flowers on the nose. This 100% Syrah comes from the Funk Vineyard (which lies in an old riverbed) and is medium-bodied, supple and gorgeously textured, with good acidity and plenty of ripe tannin. Enjoy it over the coming 7-8 years. Drink now-2021. Winemaker Trey Busch has produced a bevy of brilliant 2010s and 2011s that make the most of the cool vintages. Leaning more towards the leaner, more focused side of the spectrum, his 2010s are easily the most traditional wines I’ve tasted from him, and while they will delight Old World wine lovers, they have ample texture and richness, and are all around classy wines. The majority of them will benefit from short-term cellaring. More up-front and near term efforts, Trey’s 2011s show slightly less concentration and depth, yet stay perfectly balanced and textured, with charming profiles. Drink these while you wait on the 2010s. In addition to the 2010s and 2011s reviewed here, I was able to taste through a full lineup of Trey’s 2012s and across the board, they had voluptuous, pure characters, gorgeous fruit and solid concentration. They should be up there with best wines yet from this first rate estate. Tel. (509)525-3661; www.sofhcellars.com