K Vintners 'M.C.K. Motor City Kitty' Syrah 2020 (Yakima Valley, Washington) - [JS 98, #31 Top 100 of 2023] [VM 96+] [WA 95+] [WE 94] [JD 93]

Notes from the Winemaker: M.C.K., aka Motor City Kitty, is one of our oldest wines, a call-back to our very beginnings when Charles was just starting out in Walla Walla. The 2020 vintage might be the best vintage that we have ever had in Washington state history. We had an incredible growing season that was long and temperate, allowing the fruit to ripen evenly. The wines are focused, rich, complex, and lively. The reds are restrained and elegant, yet powerful with incredible tension and balance. Our white and rosé wines are wonderfully rich on the palate but balanced with enough acid to make the wines complete. We are excited to see how these wines evolve! Tasting Notes: All-encompassing. Dense, rich, action packed. Explosive dark cherry, huckleberry, black olive. Ash, grilled herb, wet earth. Great intensity, taut and balanced. This has it all and more! Vineyard:Oldfield-Boushey Vineyard (100%)Owned by Dick Boushey, one of the premier vineyard owners in Washington State. This vineyar