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Tasting Notes: The Syrah base is responsible for the intense blackberry fruit aromas although some leather from the Mourvedre is noticeable; the oak adds a little sweet vanilla but is well judged - the wine is extremely drinkable now! The palate is very well balanced with lots of blackberry fruit, grilled steak and charred wood. | Drinking Dates: 2011 to 2016 | Cépagement: 80% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre | Soil: Stony clay-limestone | Upbringing: Sustainable viticulture, hand harvested. Two week fermentation at 29°C, followed by post-fermentation maceration for one week. Aged 18 months in 25% new French oak barriques. No fining, minimal filtration. | ABV: 13.5% | Critic Reviews: "More Syrah [than Three Peaks] and no Carignan. It gets longer in oak, and has 30% new oak, too. Perhaps the fruit quality is higher here – I loved its blackcurranty style. Indeed with the oak it almost contrived to suggest something claretty. On the palate, it’s pure, clean, fresh, lightly textured and deftly balanced: remarkable freshness and poise from the sometimes over-weighty Roussillon." ( Andrew Jefford) | Food: Steak and chips, grills |
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