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Syrah and Grenache from al over the World
Wine Route Tel Aviv
Tasted February 22, 2011 by madia with 583 views
Introduction
An open testing wines from different places.
Flight 1 - Israel (2 notes)
Red
2007 Sea Horse Romain
90 points
Ruby- Orange color, clear and bright. Very good nose with resh aromas of red fruit and flowers. Medium bodied, soft tannins, well balanced. Good acidity. I liked it (25$).
Red
2008 Trio Winery Special Cuvée Israel
89 points
Bright and clear ruby color. Dense nose with a lot of red fruit and oak, but with lack of complexity. Full bodied (35$).
Flight 2 - Northern Rhone (2 notes)
Red
2006 E. Guigal St. Joseph
89 points
Bright ruby color. Nice, alcoholic nose with predominant red fruit. Medium bodied, strong tannins that request time to soften. Good balance. A nice wine (42$).
Red
2002 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde
89 points
Opaque purple color. In the nose ripe fruits, vanilla and alcohol. Full bodied, but lacking backbone. Good acidity (80$).
Flight 3 - Southern Rhone (3 notes)
Red
2008 Domaine de la Lorentine Lirac
89 points
Bright ruby color. Very unusual, hard to define aromas, may be coffee, smoke and some hints of fruit in the background. Strange and unclean. Watery body, soft tannins, lack of balance. Strange (30$).
Red
2007 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve
91 points
Opaque ruby color. Nice aromas of ripe fruit and chocolate. Medium to full bodied. Very young, very tannic and very good (50$)
Red
2007 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape
92 points
Opaque purple. A bit closed in the nose, but with nice ripe fruits. A bit alcoholic. Full bodied, mouthfilling with pronounced tannins that will soften with time. Excellent acidity/ One of the bests in the tasting (70$).
Flight 4 - Spain, Chile, Australia (2 notes)
Red
2006 Artazu Navarra Santa Cruz de Artazu
90 points
Opaque purple color. Both red and ripe fruit in the nose. Full bodied, good balance. Very good (50$)
Red
2006 Montes Syrah Folly La Finca de Apalta
92 points
Complex and powerful nose with predominant ripe fruits and alcohol. Full, chewy body, firm tannins. Still very young, excellent