Winemaker Notes
The wine has delicious and savory Syrah fruit characteristics, great transparency and purity, with a compelling mineral focus from the vineyard site. It drinks well now but should gain in character and complexity over the next several years.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2014 Terre Rouge DTR Ranch Syrah shows a tremendous impact on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of black fruit that stay nicely in the moment. Enjoy it with a juicy, grilled ribeye. (Tasted: June 22, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
Black pepper scents meet very ripe berry and cherry aromas in this full-bodied, flavorful wine. It has broad texture, moderate tannins and acidity, and lots of concentration. Saturated with fruit, its ripness keeps unfolding on the 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.”
