Winemaker Notes
The 2017 Terre Rouge Sentinel Oak Syrah delivers a darker, more grounded expression—black plum and blackberry layered with olive, smoked meat, and peppery spice. The vintage's balance shows through in a firm yet supple structure and a long, savory finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Meaty, mineral aromas meet layered and intricate flavors of graphite, violet, dried beef and blackberry in this complex and fascinating wine. It goes well beyond fruit to bring many enticing nuances of salt, pepper and wet rocks to the palate.
Cellar Selection
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.”
