Luca Syrah Laborde Double Select 2009
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Luca Syrah Laborde Double Select 2009
Syrah/Shiraz from Argentina, South America
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
winemaker's notes:
Beautiful deep purple color, tilting the glass the shallows are a soft rose. The nose is like walking into a gentlemen's poker parlor: aromas of cigar, leather, and smoked meat fill the nose with hints of toasty oak, forest floor and baking spice. Rich, lush, and mouthfilling on the palate. Well structured tannins support big fruit flavors of blackberry jam, black spiced cherries, ground black pepper and just a hint of rhubarb. Nice, long, lingering finish. L3—lush, long and loveable. Pairs well with grilled or smoked meats such as beef, pork, and lamb, and dishes prepared with mild cheeses or wild mushrooms.
alcohol by volume:
13.9%
critical acclaim:
"The 2009 Laborde Double Select Syrah (named after viticulturalist Luis Laborde and his unique vineyard) was sourced from 47-year-old ungrafted vines and aged for 14 months in 50% new French oak. Purple in color with a delectable nose of smoked meat, Asian spices, incense, blueberry, and blackberry, on the palate this layered effort is ripe, succulent, and incipiently complex. Give it 2-3 years of additional cellaring and drink it from 2012 to 2024.
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92 Points
The Wine Advocate
"A dense, ripe Syrah, with a meaty core of macerated black plum, linzer torte and fig paste notes that display nuances of game, spice and tar. Light tannins lift the long, lingering finish.
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91 Points
Wine Spectator
"Pretty aromatics include balsam wood, blackberry and blueberry. The palate is lush but well structured, with bullish berry, chocolate and creamy oak flavors. Minty and super spicy and long on the finish, with a lasting dark toastiness. "
90 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"Serious deep red. Blackberry, licorice, molten chocolate and smoky oak on the nose. Smooth, lush, rich and sweet, with palate-saturating flavors of dark raspberry, cocoa powder, and flowers... This really fills the mouth on the round, suavely tannic finish.
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90 Points
International Wine Cellar
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