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December 17, 2017 - This is an interesting wine before you even open the bottle. Karas is made in Armenia, a small nation in the South Caucuses region, landlocked about equidistant between the Black and Caspian Seas, sharing borders with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey, and formerly a part of the Soviet Union. The winery itself sits within sight of Mount Ararat (of Noah and his Ark fame), about 30 miles west from Yerevan, the capital. The wine I medium garnet, medium brightness in the glass. We picked up the nose from feet away when first poured: red fruit, baking spice, vanilla, jammy. Syrah is the major grape component, with a little Petit Verdot delivering a grassier organic nose. It's runs a little alcoholic hot, with further notes of cranberry sauce and stewed fruit. There's a lot of flavor up front, but is otherwise well balanced with nice fruit texture, just the right amount of tannin in the back corners of the mouth, and quite juicy. The palate finishes off with espresso and a little menthol. Lovely!
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