Tasted alongside a Bordertown Syrah and Little Gully Mr. Black’s Little book Shiraz.
This is a 75% Grenache 15% Mourvedre 10% Syrah blend. On the nose it was just a medium intensity of black cherry, licorice- fresh pack of twizzlers, black pepper, and some meatiness. Grippy tannins and intense flavour. Dnpfa needs more complexity to be enjoyable better value out there. 15% abv isn’t blatantly obvious. Good quality. Not a very crushable wine.
Tasted this along side the Canadian Bordertown Syrah and a GSM blend from Cotes du Rhone’s Haloes de Jupiter Winery.
This Barossa Valley syrah had scents of toasty oak, cedar, with ripe blackberry and black currant. Black pepper, baking spice, and tobacco. 15% abv The high alcohol was not overbearing with the heavier oaked style. DNPFA Let this one sit for a while to develop more tertiary notes. Good flavour and nose intensity. Very good quality missing some depth.
13.8% BC Canada. Paired with Shrimp tacos!
Strong citrus smells-lemon, lime, green apple, under ripe pear, wet stone minerality. Dry, high acid keeps you going back for another sip, med- body, med flavour intensity. DNPFA- Could be held onto for a little but is probably where it wants to be as far as it’s flavour development. Good quality level- not complex or intense.
Decent boat wine!
13.5% DDOC
This Chianti Classico had scents of ripe blueberry, black currant, black pepper, and a toasty nose. Med high tannin, med full body, dry, and med+ intensity on the palate. DNPFA- definitely a young wine that sit for a little while to develop more depth of flavour. Good Quality, missing some complexity and intensity.
Christopher Mann 