Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Sunday, May 17, 2020 - Zoom blind tasting #5: Syrah (At home during circuit breaker): Really quite nice. This had one of the more old-school noses on the night at first, with some bretty notes - think dirty earth, meat, and a little sauvage barnyard hint. Not too bad, but there was definitely some funk in there. Past that, there were deeper aromas of dark plums and berries seasoned with a bit of spice. It all came together fairly well actually, with the brett actually lifting with time and air. The palate was still marked by quite a bit of structure, with prickly acidity and a fine, but firm, mouth-coating layer of tannins framing a strong, muscular core of brighter black cherry and blueberry flavours, maybe shading into cassis territory. There was a nice sense of juicy clarity to this which I really liked. It had a solid mid palate too, with a savoury chew of meat and olive tapenade coming out. A decent finish closed the wine out, with a nice flush of warm spice, garrigue and even a hint of wild lavender trailing away into full, satisfying end. Yummy. This still needs a bit of time yet, maybe another 3-4 years, but without quite being a world-beater, it is already showing as a nicely balanced and very nicely integrated wine. I liked this.

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