By Buty Winery
2014 Redviva of the Stones, Rockgarden Estate
Wine Details
Blend: 77% Syrah, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Mourvedre
Region: Walla Walla Valley
Vineyard
We made our first Rediviva of the Stones in 2001 when we were the only Washington winery exploring premium Syrah and Cabernet-based blends. Today, this silky textured wine continues to set the standard for this core pairing. All of the grapes for our Rediviva of the Stones come from our own organic-certified Rockgarden Estate in The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater appellation. We developed the Rockgarden Estate specifically to make this wine. Rockgarden is named for the famed basalt cobblestones that make this alluvial section of Walla Walla Valley so renowned for winegrowing.
Vintage and Harvest
2014 delivered abundant spring heat, leading to early bud break and flowering. To address the heat, which continued through summer, we tailored our irrigation, crop size, and shading to the needs of the vineyard. In the run-up to harvest, Mother Nature delivered ideal temperate weather, which allowed us to pick exactly when we wished. We harvested the Tablas Creek clone of Syrah for this wine on October 6th, at 23.0 degrees Brix, with our clone 174 Syrah coming in two days later at 23.6 degrees Brix. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvedre were both picked on October 13th at 23.4 degrees and 23.7 degrees Brix respectively.
Winemaking
Grapes were harvested by hand and hand-sorted on shaker tables, with gravity transfer to tank. 10% of the Syrah was fermented whole cluster. The rest was destemmed, as was the Cabernet and Mourvedre. All fermentations were with native yeasts. The Syrah fermentations lasted eight days, the Mourvedre 11, and the Cabernet 14. The ferments were kept cool, and only free-run wine was used. The lees were excellent, so we aged the wines with them in neutral puncheons and barrels. Cellaring lasted 16 months, with no new oak, and the wine was blended prior to bottling in February 2016, with an alcohol of 14.0%. After bottling, the wine was given an additional year to integrate before release.
Tasting Notes
As the vines at Rockgarden evolve with each new vintage, they continue to yield an evermore complex wine, with beautiful structure, alluring aromatics, and zesty minerality. The 2014 Rediviva of the Stones begins with layered aromas of flowers, cinnamon, clove, roast game, and a hint of savory sesame oil. On the palate, floral elements from the Cabernet and refreshing minerality from the Mourvedre underscore flavors of raspberry, orange zest, and cracked black pepper, with the signature silky tannins of the "Stones" carrying the wine to a long, intense finish. 325 cases were bottled including large formats. Rediviva of the Stones is released annually March 1st.
[Information provided by Matador Vino]
BUTY Red Wine 'Rediviva of The Stones' 2014
Points: 93
Report Date: November, 2017
Producer: Buty
Vintage: 2014
Drinking Window: 2017-2027
Country: United States
Region: Columbia Valley, Washington
This blend of 77% Syrah, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Mourvedre was sourced from the Buty Rockgarden Estate in the Walla Walla Rocks District. This has a lovely stony character on the nose with red cherry, red bell pepper and soy sauce. The saline quality is amazing here as flavors of blood orange, red cherries, red raspberry and teaberry connect with mouth-watering acidity. Hugely novel, this is an outstanding effort by Buty. (Best 2017-2027) - November, 2017 (OB)
92 Buty 2014 Walla Walla Valley Rediviva of the Stones Rockgarden Estate
Buty's Rediviva is always exotic and compelling, driven by the sanguine wildness of Rocks Syrah (77 percent) but reined in a bit by a stalwart presence of Cabernet. The flavors are demonstrably herbal-parsley and celery leaf-darkened by an olive-y core and a sanguine, licorice-root finish. Now wild and long, it will benefit from some aging. (10/17)
2014 Buty Rediviva of the Stones Red
Rating: 92
Syrah 77%, Cabernet Sauvignon 13%, Mourvedre 10%. Rock Garden Estate. Dense ruby with hint of black. Darker berry, less raspberry and earthier bouquet than above. Deep flavors, rich, full, dark black berry fruit with strong meaty-ferrous accents and solid, strong finish. Fine tannins, moderate acid frame the wine and suggest 5-7 years aging would be warranted.
Buty 2014 Rediviva of the Stones Rockgarden Estate Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
Points: 91
Designation: Rediviva of the Stones Rockgarden Estate
Variety: Red Blends, Red Blends
Appellation: Walla Walla Valley (WA), Columbia Valley, Washington, US
Winery: Buty
Alcohol: 14.00%
Bottle Size: 750.00 ml
Category: Red
Date Published: 4/1/2018
By Sean P. Sullivan
This wine is a unique blend of 77% Syrah, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Mourvedre. Hailing from the Rocks District, it offers generous aromas of black olive, plum, wet gravel, crushed flower, green olive, smoked meat, parsley and dried herb. These lead to pure, ample fruit and savory flavors. A taste of smoked meat lingers on the finish.
2014 Buty Winery Rediviva of The Stones
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley
Rating: 91
Producer: Buty Winery
Color: Red
Type: Table
Sweetness: Dry
Variety: Proprietary Blend
Release Price: $60
Drink Date: 2017 - 2025
Issue Date: 30th Jun 2017
Source: 231, The Wine Advocate
Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck
The 2014 Rediviva of The Stones (77% Syrah, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Mourvedre) gives up classic Rocks notes of blueberries, peppery herbs, earth and underbrush, and it's medium to full-bodied, elegant and seamless on the palate, with a good yet slightly short finish. It shows the house style in its purity and elegance and is a classy Syrah to drink over the coming 7-8 years.
Buty Winery 2014 Rediviva of the Stones Rockgarden Estate
Points: 89+
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Red wine from United States
Drinking window: 2019 - 2023
Bright red-ruby. Aromas of raspberry, olive, black pepper and game. Not at all a fleshy, wild, high-pH style of Rocks Syrah but still with a savory complexity to its red berry flavors, with the Cabernet Sauvignon component bringing hints of cherry and rose petal. Nicely energetic wine, finishing with firm but pliant tannins and a hint of grapefruit that may come from the Davis 174 clone of Syrah (the wine also includes Phelps and Tablas Creek Syrah clones). Buty purchased this land in 2006 and planted it in 2008 and 2009, farming it organically. The firm tannins are more pliant than those of the other current releases from Buty. Only 10% of the Syrah was vinified with whole clusters in 2014 due to the hot year; in longer, more moderate growing seasons the percentage can range as high as 60% or 70%. Rather than being a typically big, silky Rocks wine, this is a midweight that may yet expand and show more sweetness with bottle aging. (Incidentally, Buty did not make a Rockgarden Estate Red in vintage 2015 due to frost.). -Stephen Tanzer. Tasting date: June 2017
BUTY Rediviva of the Stones Rockgarden Estate Walla Walla Valley 2014
Score: 88
Country: United States
Region: Washington
Issue: Web Only - 2017
Well-built and sturdy, with currant, stony mineral and spice flavors, finishing with firm tannins. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvedre. Best after 2018. -TF
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