Sleight of Hand, Levitation Reserve Syrah, Columbia Valley

Sleight of Hand · Washington › Columbia Valley › United States of America

Red · Syrah
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LWIN 1444782
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92 /100
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Taster #5519 · Nov 17, 2025
Smooth, delicious and wish I had more on hand
2017 vintage
Taster #8108 · Oct 29, 2025
92/100
Infinitely quaffable. Good to great on almost everything for a WA syrah. It’s doesn’t have any Rocks District funk, like the Psychedelic or Spyders f/ Mars. Great nose, fruit, acid, balance, depth and finish. I might be under-pointing it. Portions of three bottles, so it proved consistent.
2022 vintage
Taster #1551 · Jun 19, 2025
92/100
Visit to Sleight of Hand in Walla Walla (Walla Walla Sleight of Hand Tasting Room) : Spicy blackberries. Nice balancing tannins. A bit of licorice
2022 vintage
Taster #6177 · Feb 17, 2025
92/100
I tried this at the winery in 2019 and it is still showing great. Powerful classic syrah notes of purple hue, bold dark berry fruit, pepper and spice and a H long finish. Harkens to an effort from the rhone. Super QPR.
2017 vintage
Taster #0798 · Apr 27, 2024
92/100
Raspberry, marionberry, some cassis, hint of leather, some tannins that fade. Definitely has some depth.
2017 vintage
Taster #8000 · Feb 28, 2023
92/100
Nose is bacon fat and basil. Palate has a bit of candy/cranberry. Lacks a bit of concentration.
2017 vintage
Taster #8108 · May 31, 2022
94/100
Nicely sweet with a mineral streak, making for a complex, tasty mouthful…finishing long. The absence of oak is notable, especially in the smooth finish.
2017 vintage
Taster #8553 · Feb 6, 2021
92/100
A beautiful wine, ready to drink. A beautiful expression of Syrah. Just lovely.
2017 vintage
Taster #7352 · Nov 9, 2020
93/100
Purple in color. 14.7% ABV. Savory nose of black fruits, bacon fat and olive brine. Full bodied with strong acidity. Dark and brooding. Black cherry, blackberry, charred meats and minerals on the palate. Exceptional length on the finish with firm tannins. The best Levitation to date. Really delicious Syrah that will benefit with time in the cellar. Best over the next 5-7 years.
2017 vintage
Taster #1551 · Jul 10, 2020
92/100
Visit to Sleight of Hand in Walla Walla (Walla Walla Sleight of Hand Tasting Room) : Medium purple color. Peppers and herbs on the nose. Dark red fruits and spice on the palate. Good grip. Excellent balance. Good persistence on the finish.
2017 vintage
Taster #3641 · Jun 4, 2020
92/100
This is a delicious, well balanced wine, that packs quite a wallop in this young stage! The attack is sharp with tart fruit. After lingering on for some time, the midpalate introduces darker fruit, with a thick, bacon fat mouthfeel. The tannins slowly build and direct you to a long finish with notes of pepper, soot, and dark roast coffee. This definitely has the stuffing to age 5 years or more, if you can wait that long.
2017 vintage
Taster #4525 · Mar 4, 2020
90/100
Dark Fruit; very integrated and complex
2017 vintage