Watermill Walla Walla Valley Praying Mantis Syrah 2009

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Vintage
2009

Size
750ML

ABV
14.9%

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Winemaker Notes

We love the Mantis. Both the wine and the bug. Praying Mantises prey on pests that harm grapes and vines, making our job that much easier in the vineyard. While there are often a few Mantises lurking in the vines (and sunning themselves outside our tasting room) during the warmer months, one day a few years back we discovered a block of Syrah in our vineyard that was covered with mantises. We'd never seen anything quite like it, so when the time came to name our reserve Syrah, we knew it had to be the Mantis.

As for the wine itself, the Mantis Syrah uses the same two vineyards in the Rocks as our regular Walla Walla Syrah - Stone Valley and our Watermill Estate - but we select juice with greater concentration of fruit and spice for the Praying Mantis. The juice selected for this wine and its barrel-aging program are both designed to produce an age-worthy Syrah that's still very accessible now if you can't wait.

Professional Ratings

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    The instantly recognizable label, sporting a bright green praying mantis on a plain brown background, is a quirky choice for a fine, estate-grown reserve. The fruit reaches blackberry concentration, with stiff, ripe tannins swathed in dark chocolate. Hints of earth and stem fade out through a lingering finish. It’s already drinking well but could be cellared until 2019.
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Watermill Winery was established in 2005 with the vision to create some of the finest wines produced in the Walla Walla Valley. Long committed to sustainable farming practices, the Brown family has nurtured a deeply rooted passion for world-class wines from the diverse soils of its estate vineyards. With four vineyards, each with its own unique distinguishing characteristics, Watermill has been able to produce award-winning Certified Sustainable wines year after year.
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Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”

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Home to some of America’s most celebrated Pinot Noir, Oregon maintains a tight focus on small production, high quality wine even while the state’s industry enjoys steady growth. As a world-renowned wine region, Oregon has more than 700 wineries and is home to well over 70 grape varieties. With a mostly Mediterranean climate, its cooler and wetter regions lie in the west, close to the Pacific Coast.

By far the most reputed Oregon wine region is the Willamette Valley, which is further subdivided into six smaller appellations: Chehalem Mountains, Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge and Yamhill-Carlton.

The Oregon wine region's most obvious success story is with Pinot Noir, which here takes on a personality that could be described in general terms as somewhere in between the wines of California and Burgundy—and is often more affordable than either one. The best Willamette Pinot noir has a rare combination of red and black fruit, elegant balance, high acidity and rustic earth. While completely enjoyable in their youth, some of the better, single vineyard or appellation-specific Pinot noirs can often benefit from some cellar time.

Other AVAs in Oregon’s west worth noting include Umpqua Valley and Rogue Valley.

In the east are Snake River Valley, which overlaps into Idaho, and Columbia Valley, which Oregon shares with Washington. Summers are hot and dry in these regions but winters are cold and rainy.

Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot blanc also grow successfully in Oregon.

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