Six Syrah/Shiraz
Wine 101.
MJ Sommelier.
Amavi Restaurant.
Santa Fe.
French syrah,
Australian Shiraz.
Same grape.
(Not so
Petit Sirah
From California.)
French Femme.
Spicy, smoky,
Animal element.
Complex style.
Woman-like.
Down-under bold.
Fruit forward.
Raw power,
Blockbuster qualities.
Wine #1
Laurent Combier
Crozes-Hermitage
France
2008 $ 22
Warm ruby,
Transparent color.
Nose:
Red cherry. Strawberry.
Red Plum.
Apricot. Carnation.
Herbaceous. Honeysuckle.
Palate:
Baked earth.
Cinnamon. Tannins.
Overripe cranberries.
Earthy. Peppery.
Feminine. Elegant.
Quick finish.
Wine #2
Qupé Syrah
Central Coast
California
2007 $18-20
Opaque Ruby,
Purplish color.
Nose:
Black cherry.
Raw blackberry.
Rhone-style.
Black pepper.
Jammy. Cigar.
Palate:
Ripe, black
Jammier fruit.
Chewy compote.
Toasted barrel.
Burnt wood.
Wine #3
J.Vidal Fleury
Crozes-Hermitage
France
2006 $ 22-25
Dark ruby,
opaque color.
Nose:
Hermitage terroir.
Jammy. Plummy.
Black fruit.
Figs. Dates.
Ripe Raisins.
Mushrooms.
Palate:
Tannic grip.
Ripe fruit.
Complex. Yummy.
Very yummy.
Three stars.
Pair with:
Game, grouse,
Venison, lamb.
(2006 2nd
hottest year,
yields ripe fruit.)
Wine #4
Bonny Doon
“Le Pousseur”
Central Coast
California
MMV $18-22
Crazy winemaker,
the great
Randall Graham.
Dark garnet,
almost opaque.
Great Nose:
Fruit forward.
Jumps out.
Feminine. Elegant.
Black cherry.
Currants. Gunpowder.
Peppery compote.
Palate:
Lighter tannins.
Soft. Elegant.
Oak. Yummy.
Three stars.
Wine #5
D’Arenberg
“The Footbolt”
McLaren Vale
Australia
2007 $?
Dark color.
Nose:
Black fruit.
Licorice. Candy.
Cherry. Coffee.
Chocolate bon-bon.
Juicy. Lip-smackin’.
Palate:
Smooth. Chewy.
Few tannins.
Leather. Yummy.
Wine #6
Marquis Philips
McLaren Vale
Australia
2008 $22
Shake well.
Release esters.
Inky-black color.
Nose:
Gamy, meaty.
Bacon fat.
Dark chocolate.
Bittersweet.
Palate:
Luscious. Full.
Not sweet,
but sweet.
Barely tannic.
Powerful bold,
yet Soft.
Big. Thick.
Juicy. Jammy.
Four stars.
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