Medium bodied. Plum and dark cherries, with black pepper spice. Nice smooth wine. Needs to breathe. Tasting blind I would've never thought Syrah. Perfect with hearty pasta or beef dishes. Picked it up for $15 but I see it going in the $30-40 range. I would expect more at that price, but works great at $15. Will pick up more if they don't change the price.
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2014 Italian Wine Tasting Event (Allesia's Ristorante Italiano - Mesa, AZ): This Syrah is all wrong. No mouth-feel, poor structure, very light and the fruit is all red. It doesn't work as a cool-climate Syrah either. This doesn't fit into any category of Syrah I have tasted. I am told Wine Enthusiast gave this a 90. Whoa there, this is so NOT varietally correct for a 100% Syrah.
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I do not think is a great expression for the syrah. The terroir of Italy does not contribute to this varietal as much as in Australia and Rhone, France for example.
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3/1/2015 - Jobu wrote: 90 Points
Medium bodied. Plum and dark cherries, with black pepper spice. Nice smooth wine. Needs to breathe. Tasting blind I would've never thought Syrah. Perfect with hearty pasta or beef dishes. Picked it up for $15 but I see it going in the $30-40 range. I would expect more at that price, but works great at $15. Will pick up more if they don't change the price.
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11/22/2014 - djlevin Does not like this wine: 85 Points
2014 Italian Wine Tasting Event (Allesia's Ristorante Italiano - Mesa, AZ): This Syrah is all wrong. No mouth-feel, poor structure, very light and the fruit is all red. It doesn't work as a cool-climate Syrah either. This doesn't fit into any category of Syrah I have tasted. I am told Wine Enthusiast gave this a 90. Whoa there, this is so NOT varietally correct for a 100% Syrah.
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7/13/2012 - Zellao wrote: 86 Points
I do not think is a great expression for the syrah. The terroir of Italy does not contribute to this varietal as much as in Australia and Rhone, France for example.
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