2016 Terra Galos Syrah Trocken

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 85 points

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  11/11/2021 - forceberry wrote: 85 Points

  Aged in barriques. 14% alcohol.
  
  Very dark and rather opaque blackish-red color with a youthful blueish hue. Youthful, sappy and surprisingly green-toned nose with aromas of sweet bilberries, some vegetal notes of beetroot, light leafy tones, a little bit of sour cherry and a brambly hint of black raspberry. The wine is cool, silky and subtly sweet-toned on the palate with a medium body and quite crunchy flavors of brambly black raspberry, some ripe bilberry tones, a little bit of sappy herbal spice, light inky tones, a vegetal hint of beetroot and a touch of vague savory spice. The overall feel is quite firm and sinewy, thanks to its moderately high acidity and medium tannins. The finish is juicy and slightly grippy with medium-long flavors of sweet forest fruits, some brambly black raspberry tones, a little bit of peppery spice, light nuances of black cherries, a hint of inky character and a touch of herbaceous greenness.
  
  A curious fellow, this. The wine feels relatively ripe and somewhat vegetal at the same time, as if some of the grapes got fully ripe and some were borderline underripe, lending a somewhat vegetal, green-toned note to the wine. Overall the wine isn't bad, but it isn't particularly characterful either - coming across as somewhat generic in style and not showing that much depth and complexity, just fresh dark berry flavors and some slightly green overtones. The wine might get a bit better with a few additional years, but I doubt it will ever become anything particularly memorable or impressive. However, when it comes to the Terra Galos range of wines, this was definitely from the better end. However, at 24,90€ the quality of the wine doesn't really match the expectations set by the price.

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