Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Sunday, May 17, 2020 - Zoom blind tasting #5: Syrah (At home during circuit breaker): Enjoyable - a rather elegantly styled Syrah that reminded me of a St Joseph. This had a deep but rather alluring nose, with wafts of blueberries and plums, alongside some peppery spice, violets and a touch of garrigue, all this playing against a backdrop of more savoury meat, tripe and earthy mineral notes. There was just a little hint of balsamic and soy creeping in there showing some sur-maturity, and maybe a hint of glycerol. Otherwise, quite nice. The palate struck quite a different tone though - this was really savoury, with a meaty chew and plenty of iron and stone notes underlying a juicy, but subtle mouthful of black cherries, blackberries and plums. I really liked the shape and feel of this, with fresh acidity and very fine tannins lending the wine a real sense of poise and focus, all the way from its savoury attack, to a long finished laced with slightly bittersweet bramble, garrigue, and more of that lovely peppery spice. There was something that reminded me a bit of bak kut teh soup. There was just a touch of alcohol heat that threw this off a bit, and it could have done with a bit more length and depth. Other than that though, I really liked it - there was a but of quiet strength and complexity to this, and yet it always felt nicely elegant.

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