Winemaker Notes
Deep purple, very good fragrant, forward blackcurrant spice, soft silky attack, elegant, herbal, fine tannins, crisp fine finish.
This wine is perfect with meat in sauce or venison.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Aromas of bell pepper, cracked peppercorns and mint carry the nose, while the palate opens with rich flavors of plum and blackberry layered in spice. Sandy tannins and bouncy acidity lend support, with a spicy, grippy finish.
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
Gently rolling hills covered by large, round stones on south-facing slopes, Costieres de Nimes is a substantial IGP zone that was formerly considered part of the Languedoc. Today it is included as a section of the southern Rhone; its climate, topography and wines put it more in line with that appellation. Grenache is its most important red variety, along with Mourvedre, Syrah and Carignan. Half of the production here is rosé.