Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 7 *shared* wines] from 08/03/18] (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): "The Syrah undergoes a traditional style fermentation in concrete Nomblot tanks, incorporating 35% whole bunches which are foot crushed. Spontaneous, natural fermentation occurs with minimal punch down and pump over’s. The wine spends 12-14 days on the skins before being racked into a combination of a 2500L foudres & older FR oak barrels for 13 mos maturation." 13.68% ABV, 1.7 g/l R.S., 5.6 g/l T.A., & 3.74 pH.
N: Ripe, lots going on, but tough to parse; Intensity lurking!
P: Med body; RNDISH etry with NICE frt met by some puckerish astringency which loses the MAJORITY of its bite as it transitions into a LONG, balanced, VERY slightly tangy, very, VERY slightly bitter finish with notes of swtness to the very, VERY fine tannins. Needs/DESERVES another 12-18 mos, then approaching its 10th. My VG+/EXC-. 94 pts Tim Atkin, 88 WS, & 17/20 Jancis Robinson. [This vendor's $22.95 is ≈$6 < than the only U.S. wine-searcher listing, & that vendor wants a min order of 6 bottles!]
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Restrained nose full of red fruits, spice, hints of tar and leather. The fruit is also restrained and elegant the tannins are smooth. The wine does have a rustic old fashioned side but for the most part its clean well made and modern.
Nicely balanced South African Syrah which shows a restrained old world feel to a new world wine and offers good value. drink now but good a for the next 3 years or so.
Decent sediment in my bottle so worth decanting.
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Clara syrah. Ahumado, animal, alguna violeta. Negro como el azabache, denso con un deje de neumático muy del nuevo mundo. La boca es fresca pero algo desalabazada de momento, jugoso por la gran cantidad de fruta. Tiene que integrarse. Buen vino aunque, por ahora, peca de algo de personalidad.
Para revisitar en un tiempo.
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8/4/2018 - srh Likes this wine:
Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 7 *shared* wines] from 08/03/18] (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): "The Syrah undergoes a traditional style fermentation in concrete Nomblot tanks, incorporating 35% whole bunches which are foot crushed. Spontaneous, natural fermentation occurs with minimal punch down and pump over’s. The wine spends 12-14 days on the skins before being racked into a combination of a 2500L foudres & older FR oak barrels for 13 mos maturation." 13.68% ABV, 1.7 g/l R.S., 5.6 g/l T.A., & 3.74 pH.
N: Ripe, lots going on, but tough to parse; Intensity lurking!
P: Med body; RNDISH etry with NICE frt met by some puckerish astringency which loses the MAJORITY of its bite as it transitions into a LONG, balanced, VERY slightly tangy, very, VERY slightly bitter finish with notes of swtness to the very, VERY fine tannins. Needs/DESERVES another 12-18 mos, then approaching its 10th. My VG+/EXC-. 94 pts Tim Atkin, 88 WS, & 17/20 Jancis Robinson. [This vendor's $22.95 is ≈$6 < than the only U.S. wine-searcher listing, & that vendor wants a min order of 6 bottles!]
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5/9/2018 - HG1xGinnel wrote:
Restrained nose full of red fruits, spice, hints of tar and leather. The fruit is also restrained and elegant the tannins are smooth. The wine does have a rustic old fashioned side but for the most part its clean well made and modern.
Nicely balanced South African Syrah which shows a restrained old world feel to a new world wine and offers good value. drink now but good a for the next 3 years or so.
Decent sediment in my bottle so worth decanting.
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12/13/2016 - JimmyBubbles wrote: 85 Points
Sacado a ciegas en Lavinia.
Clara syrah. Ahumado, animal, alguna violeta. Negro como el azabache, denso con un deje de neumático muy del nuevo mundo. La boca es fresca pero algo desalabazada de momento, jugoso por la gran cantidad de fruta. Tiene que integrarse. Buen vino aunque, por ahora, peca de algo de personalidad.
Para revisitar en un tiempo.
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3/7/2016 - Makani wrote:
Assez épicé, concentré en arômes, avec une pointe de réduction de jeunesse. Notes de cuir en bouche.
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