Winemaker Notes
An elegant Syrah reminiscent of the Rhône Valley. You'll find aromas of smoke, meat, olive and musk that carry to the palate along with powerful red fruit.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
From a single, family-owned vineyard on sandy, clay soils in eastern Margaret River, this is small-batch, minimal-intervention winemaking at an affordable price. It weaves together black currant and raspberry, with licorice, pepper, earth and a touch of vanilla, but it's not from oak. It changes rapidly in glass, the aromas reminiscent of a winery at crush time. In the mouth, it's textural, peppery and tangy, buoyed by bright acidity and granular earthy tannins.
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James Suckling
There’s a mousy note on the nose, but it doesn’t interfere with the enjoyment of the sweet raspberries and strawberries. Full-bodied and comely on the palate, but the finish does have a touch of barnyard to it.
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.”
Home to some of Australia’s most elegant and long-lived red and white wines, Margaret River is situated in the farthest reaches of Western Australia. Relatively warm and dry, the region is cooled by breezes from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River takes some inspiration from Bordeaux, producing top-quality Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux Blends with firm structure, mouthwatering acidity, balanced alcohol and notes of herbs and spice. For white wines, refreshing blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as complex, age-worthy Chardonnays are regional specialties.