Syrah, awarded James Suckling
Syrah is a red grape variety widespread mainly in the French region of the Rhône Valley. Contrary to what was thought in the past, fabling about the name and its spicy notes, it is not a grape of oriental origin brought to Hermitage by some knights returning from the Crusades. Much more prosaically, the syrah comes from a spontaneous cross between the mondeuse blanc, an ancient variety of Savoy, and the dureza, a grape native to the Ardeche region. Today syrah is the symbolic grape of the wines of the upper Rhône Valley, in particular of the Appellation Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas is also one of the grapes used to produce the wines of the Lower Rhône region: Gigondas Vaqueyras and especially Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is a variety that produces wines of good structure, with floral aromas, of small berries, embellished with the characteristic notes of oriental spices and black pepper. In Italy, it is cultivated with excellent results in Tuscany, both in purity in the Cortona area and in the Bolgheri area as a complementary grape to cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot in the Supertuscan blends. It is also cultivated with interesting results also in Sicily. In the rest of the world it is widespread, mainly in Australia under the name of Shiraz.
Crozes-Hermitage AOC Rouge 2020 E. Guigal
The Crozes-Hermitage Rouge by E. Guigal is a wine that enchants with its full fruit and spicy notes, perfectly expressing the character of Syrah. This wine maintains a remarkable freshness and balance, the result of careful selection and assembly carried out by Marcel and Philippe Guigal, representing a true excellence of the terroir of the northern Rhône Valley.
Produced with 100% Syrah grapes, coming from approximately 35 year old vineyards located mainly on the slopes of the villages of Gervan...
View product pageValle d'Aosta Syrah DOC Côteau La Tour 2020 Les Crêtes
The Valle d'Aosta Syrah DOC Côteau La Tour has a marked character of alpine freshness, which distinguishes it in the Syrah panorama.
Syrah grapes, harvested by hand in the steeply sloping vineyards located in La Tour di Aymavilles, are the basis of this intense and complex red, aged for 12 months in 300-liter French oak barrels.
A Valdostan red of great elegance, which combines the spicy notes typical of Syrah with fruity and slightly toasted hints, and which on the palate is fine and complex, and...
View product pageCôte-Rôtie AOC Château d'Ampuis 2019 E. Guigal
Château d'Ampuis is a wine from Côte-Rôtie, produced with grapes from seven exceptional vineyards of Domaine Guigal. This wine is characterized by aromas of black fruits and toasted notes, with a tannic structure that gives it remarkable aging potential. The fruit of centuries of viticulture on an exceptional terroir, it embodies the inspiration and legacy of Guigal.
It is produced from a blend of 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier, coming from vineyards located on the lands of Côte Blonde and Côte Brune,...
View product pageCôte-Rôtie AOC La Mouline 2019 E. Guigal
The Côte-Rôtie "La Mouline" is one of the most emblematic crus of Domaine Guigal. Only a few bottles are produced each year from this vineyard located in the heart of the Côte Blonde. This wine is known for its voluptuous and silky texture, intensely aromatic, and represents the inspiration and legacy of centuries of viticulture on an exceptional terroir.
It is produced from a blend of 89% Syrah and 11% Viognier, coming from terraced vineyards in the shape of a Roman amphitheater on gneiss soils ...
View product pageToscana IGT Scrio 2020 Le Macchiole
The Toscana Rosso Scrio of the Le Macchiole winery is born in vineyards located in the municipality of Bolgheri.
It is produced exclusively with Syrah grapes, harvested by hand during the third week of September. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for 20 days at a controlled temperature. Subsequently the wine is aged in barriques for 14 months before being bottled.
The Scrio is characterized by an intense and deep ruby red color. The nose opens with pleasant balsamic hints of mint a...
View product pageCôte-Rôtie AOC La Turque 2020 E. Guigal
The Côte-Rôtie "La Turque" by E. Guigal is one of the flagships of the Domaine, a powerful wine with spicy notes that stands out for the great elegance conferred by its Côte Brune terroir with Blonde accents. The fruit of centuries of viticulture on an exceptional terroir, this wine embodies the inspiration and legacy of Domaine Guigal.
It is produced from a blend of 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier, coming from approximately 25-year-old vineyards located on silico-calcareous soils with mica schists. Th...
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