2017 La Cote Rousse Syrah
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Aromas of meaty cassis and blackberries. Juicy flavours of blackberry and black cherry are bright with acidity and have a sourish, saline quality that, combined with the acidity makes for a mouth-watering package. There's a faint smoky note to the wine. Fine tannins are wispy and only barely textural. Delicious and preposterously easy to drink. (AY)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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Bright, dark ruby-red. Musky aromas of black raspberry, blueberry, licorice and wild herbs. Densely packed and fine-grained, conveying lovely inner-mouth violet lift to its cherry and dark berry flavors. Finishes tactile, firmly tannic and long. This juicy, seamless Syrah displays intriguing savory soil tones and a light touch but still needs a couple years to blossom in the bottle. (a blend of four clones; vinified with 30% whole clusters)
The 2017 Syrah La Côte Rousse was made from co-fermenting Syrah with Viognoeir to help lift the nose and add to the structure of the wine. Medium to full-bodied, it boasts beautiful floral notes and a dusty finesse of Red Mountain with a powerful mineral-driven kick that lingers on the focused palate. The La Côte Rousse is finessed and delivers expressive, elegant tart blackberry fruit and soft oak spices, followed by a lingering finish with soft black pepper tones and a rustic, dusty earth essence. Only 450 cases were made.
This has deep-set dark berries, blackberries and dark cherries. Plenty of spice here and black stony nuances. The palate then offers a very plush, strong and long core of deeply ripe dark-fruit flavor. Very bold, rich and even. A blend of 97% syrah and 3% viognier. Drink across the next decade.