Always a pleasure to return to Guigal’s solo Syrah Hermitage, quite easily attainable, good QPR. Farmed from 30+ year old vines, aged for 36 months in oak barrels, 50% new. Deep garnet. Intense fragrant aroma of earth, leather, roses, violets, strawberries, incense, plums, cherries, delicate tobacco hints. Medium+ body, elegant and lively, medium density, rich flavours of plumy and spiced chocolate, floral notes, high acidity, medium+ chalky fine tannins, saline touches, long persistent earthy and floral finish.
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Just an absolutely nicely balanced and expressive wine. Classic herbs, vanilla, dark fruits and leather. Smooth and long, silky and seductive. More than nice with lamb rack!
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3/2/2024 - RBurgundy99 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still drinking very well, although starting to move into tertiary flavours.
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12/29/2023 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 92 Points
Always a pleasure to return to Guigal’s solo Syrah Hermitage, quite easily attainable, good QPR. Farmed from 30+ year old vines, aged for 36 months in oak barrels, 50% new. Deep garnet. Intense fragrant aroma of earth, leather, roses, violets, strawberries, incense, plums, cherries, delicate tobacco hints. Medium+ body, elegant and lively, medium density, rich flavours of plumy and spiced chocolate, floral notes, high acidity, medium+ chalky fine tannins, saline touches, long persistent earthy and floral finish.
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10/13/2022 - pomkuit Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent. Drinks very well now but still have some acidity. I'll try another bottle in 2 years from now I think.
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5/4/2019 - Willi Vinotti wrote: 92 Points
Just an absolutely nicely balanced and expressive wine. Classic herbs, vanilla, dark fruits and leather. Smooth and long, silky and seductive. More than nice with lamb rack!
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3/25/2018 - Omar Khayyam wrote:
Tasting the November 17, 2017 new releases (små partier) at Systembolaget (Systembolaget, Stockholm): lovely Syrah perfume with lots of stuff going on. A little too extracted on the palate, some grape fruit seed bitter. Sure it's gonna develop into something even better. (88-90)
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