Fable Mountain, Tulbagh Syrah other_regions_italy

Fable Mountain, Tulbagh Syrah other_regions_italyThe 2012 Syrah comes from the estate in Tulbugh and is raised in 500 liter French oak barrels (20% new) for 24 to 30 months. There is great detail and precision on the nose here with engaging blackcurrant, raspberry preserve and violet scents that unfold in the glass. There is something almost "Pinot like" here. The palate is very well structured with a keen line of acidity cutting a swathe through the crystalline blackberry and blueberry fruit, and

This is actually aromatically similar to the Richebourg at this early stage

The delicious and markedly punchy medium-bodied flavors coat the palate with dry extract and buffers the youthfully austere

Be sure to decant this for 30 minutes first as it improved noticeably with air

This is tight and closed to the point of being all but mute and only aggressive swirling coaxes shy notes of petrol

There is plenty of underlying tension and energy to the mouth coating and very serious finish that displays only a touch of rusticity

This opens with noticeable if not completely dominant reduction as there is enough spiciness evident to suggest that the funk is not permanent

Shows good focus

This 2013 Ao Yun is a new star of China

pure and bright

463 cases produced

he had in mind that vineyards “not quite so close to my heart

Laura is a doctor in San Francisco but is already at the helm of the family winery