Reviews and Accolades

“Despite the young vines and unknown terroir, these have to be some of the more impressive and exciting releases in the wine world today. The only bad thing about them? There’s not enough to go around.” —Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Advocate

“Tasting like a young Hermitage La Chappelle from Jaboulet (from a great vintage).” —Jeb Dunnuck,The Wine Advocate

“This is proof that you should take all of the marketing spin around old vines with a grain of salt, as it comes from incredibly young vines, yet is unquestionably a blockbuster Syrah. It is going to stand by the best in the world.” —Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Advocate

"Baron is right. Hors Categorie looks like a jewel....This combination of expressiveness, power and weightlessness is rare in American syrah." —Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator

Has Washington's Syrah King Found Cote Rotie in Walla Walla?
—Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator Online, Posted: April 20, 2006

Christophe's Folly
The hill in Walla Walla reminded Cayuse's Christophe Baron of Hermitage, so he planted Syrah
—Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator Online, Posted: September 16, 2015