TN-various shiraz/syrah
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- Roberta - 01-03-1999 A few weeks ago, Karena posted on the Brand X boards about a tasting of shiraz/syrah from around the world. I later retasted my favorites of the evening along with another one from Washington's Columbia Valley, the '97 Glen Fiona Bacchus Vineyard. It was a beautiful purple with intense fruit aromas of blackberries, cinnamon, raspberry, black cherry and earth. Very smooth, soft tannins with good pepper-spice notes. My twin said "dirty socks in the best possible way". B+ With respect to the other wines, the '93 St. Hallets was the best. Slight eucalyptus, mint, lamb fat, floral notes with deep fruit - a gorgeous bottle. The '93 Qupe "Los Olivos Reserve" was my second favorite and it had toffey, smokey bacon with a hint of pepper and olives. A solid fruit core but slightly candied. My third favorite was the '96 Folie a Deux which was still quite concentrated but not as complex as the other two. We'll see in a few years if it develops. - misterjive - 01-29-1999 A recent bottle of Benziger Syrah impressed greatly, as did a good ole Bin 128 Shiraz (yes! unfiltered and fine!). Have you had the Banfi Syrah, called "Calvecchio"? It might surprise you, given its Italianate style. - lushia - 09-10-1999 misterjive, I'm currently cellaring a Banfi Syrah "Colvechio" 1993..Do you think it will last? I haven't tried it. I'm Hoping that it might show best around 2002 along with my Summus. - Jason - 09-10-1999 Welcome back to Misterjive. The Banfi Syrah and Summus are really in two different quality levels. The Syrah is a very small production, experimental wine. It certainly should be good for 2003 but don't go much beyond that. The Summus however is a whole different bag. I don't know what year yours is, but get some '95 (quickly) and lay it down. As chance would have it, Summus is in fact 1/3 Syrah. |