Rudi Schultz Syrah 2015
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Product Details
Varietal
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Vintage
2015
Size
750ML
ABV
14.5%
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This stunning Syrah exhibits beautiful aromas of dark berry, cherry and pepper that follow through on the lengthy palate. Seamlessly integrated tannins and seductive hints of mocha, earth, and spice add to the complexity of this eponymous bottling from Rudi Schultz. This sensational wine has garnered 90+ Wine Spectator raves in every vintage since its 2002 debut.
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Wine Spectator
Ripe and focused, with a range of raspberry, boysenberry and blackberry pâte de fruit flavors, carried by a graphite spine through the licorice-accented finish. Has flesh and drive for balance. Aimed at the hedonist crowd. Drink now through 2022.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Syrah, matured in 15% new oak, has a very pure, quite floral bouquet that translates the grape variety with style. The palate is very smooth on the entry, an almost glossy Syrah, but it retains good balance and there is a sensual purity on the white pepper and clove-infused finish. This comes recommended.
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It was his first taste of top Rhône bottlings that inspired Rudi Schultz, winemaker at the heralded Thelema Mountain Vineyards, to pursue a winemaking career. So when he decided to create an eponymous label, Syrah was the natural varietal of choice. Grapes for Schultz's dazzling bottling are sourced from a vineyard in the Bottelary Hills ward of Stellenbosch and vinified at Thelema. Hailed as a "small production gem" and a "delicious fruit-driven Syrah" that "maintain[s] a sense of freshness and minerality," these wines have been hailed by the press as excellent.
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