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From one of Margaret River's longstanding family-owned and operated wineries, this is a charming Shiraz. It's...
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Occidental Hills Syrah is a single-vineyard bottling from our 0.21 acre Syrah planting at English Hill Vineyard....
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A rich, medium- to full-bodied red, with an underpinning of mesquite smoke and loamy earth and flavors of fig cake,...
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Dense, with toothsome tannins that add a firm background to tangy blackberry and blueberry flavors, with notes of...
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Ripe black cherries, wild blackberries, blackcurrants, nutmeg, licorice, mahogany, musk and some dried thyme on the...
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97-99 I was blown away by the 2018 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis, which is certainly in the same league as the famed...
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Rated 97-100 - A barrel sample that just about made my eyes roll back in my head, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto has...
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Moving to the Hermitage releases, the 2018 Hermitage is terrific, and readers will love to have bottles in the...
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A savoury, red-fruited quality to the fruit with spiced plums and raspberry jam. Powerful, supercharged in the mouth,...
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Deep intense ruby red in color. Marvelous and well defined nuances of cherry and plum aromas with a touch of spice....
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This shiraz is a bright and youthful red colour with some rich purple hues. On the nose are aromas of plum,...
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#97 of Top 100: 2020. Blackberry and huckleberry flavors are concentrated and plump, with appealing details of black...
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This wine comes from one of the most isolated single-vineyards in the world and from a fantastic Shiraz vintage. The...
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Tasting of dark chocolate, blackberry syrup and tree bark, this leathery, full-bodied wine is textured and thick in...
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First bottled in 1952 by Stephen Henschke's father Cyril, this reknowned cuvée is likely Australia's longest...
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An enticing and perfumed nose of heather, dried herbs and lavender with roasted spices, peppercorns and ripe, fresh...
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#49 of Top 100, 2021. A rich, succulent mix of dark chocolate, spiced plum, wild blackberry and black licorice notes....
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The 2018 Saint Joseph is almost Côte Rôtie-like in its black raspberry, spicy, and floral aromatics. These all...
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This inky, intensely plummy Syrah balances rich, pulsating black-fruit flavors against lip-smacking cassis and...
Lambrusco Mencia Syrah 2018
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.