Syrah grapes are small with thick dark skins and are able to produce red wines capable of aging for decades. The vine is relatively productive and disease resistant; it buds late and ripens early. It has enjoyed a surge in popularity throughout southern France.
The wines are deeply coloured with medium acidity and are usually full-bodied and generally have a blackberry and dark chocolate character. Many undergo some oak treatment, which can give toast, smoke, vanilla and coconut flavours to the wine.
Northern Rhône is the classic region for Syrah, which is rarely blended here. The finest wines are made from grapes grown on the steep terraces above the Rhône. Many of these are so narrow that no machinery can be used. The best appellation is Côte-Rôtie.
Syrah is also the most planted variety in Languedoc-Roussillon and we have seen it adding structure and savour to our blends there - the wines are supple and fruity with a particularly polished mouthfeel.
Shiraz has been Australia's major black grape variety for decades. Grapes grown in hot climates in regions such as McLaren Vale have flavours that include intense blackberry and plum and notes of dark chocolate. Use of oak in these wines can be pronounced.
Syrah has also been hugely successful in Chile, with some great elegant and fruity styles accompanied by peppery spice.
Rose petal-coloured, clear, brilliant and clean, this Apaltagua
Carmenere Rosé has perfumed aromas of tart red fruit, such as
raspberry. With floral notes such as rose, as well as hints of citrus,
there is a touch of light balsamic and subtle spice. In the mouth it
is fresh and dry, with a medium body and a long finish.
A deep, intense ruby-red colour, the Apaltagua Colección Carignan has a powerful nose, with notes of wild fruits like blackberry and cherry, with floral notes reminiscent of Syrah and Pinot Noir. More subtle hints of sweetness and cedar are also present. In the mouth it is fresh, deep and potent, with an irresistible purity and an impressive persistence. Ageing potential from now until 2020.
The Apaltagua Reserva Syrah is ruby red in colour and possesses fresh
fruit aromas. It is distinguished by notes of cherry with light touches of
mint and vanilla which are contributed by the barrels. It has soft tannins
with a fresh and delicate finish
Ruby red in colour with a fruity bouquet of blackberries and cherries and a hint of oak. Strong and well-constituted taste and is a well balanced wine. Recommended serving temperature is 16°C.
Lively, deep dense red colour with delicate aromas of wild forest flowers. Ripe tropical fruit characters. Mineral touches come through against a backdrop of spicy and smoky notes. Hints of just picked grapes on the palate along with fresh tannins. In the mouth it is full with a long lingering finish.
Moreccio is a modern wine that expresses all of the pleasures of the wines that come from the Tuscan coast; abundant aromas of red fruits, hints of vanilla and soft notes of spice. Smooth and silky tannins contribute well with just a touch of acidity to make what is a thoroughly rich and intense wine, pleasantly easy to drink and enjoy on its own.
Intense garnet-red colour with purple tints. Delicate aromas of blackberry fruit, with vanilla and light oaky notes. Rich on the palate with a good sweetness and a firm tannic structure. Final notes of fresh blackcurrant, violet and oriental spices.
Ruby coloured, the nose is spicy and full of sweet dried fruits.
The palate is medium to full bodied with spicy, gamey flavours
allied to prune, raspberry and leathery notes.
The finish is warm and ripe and framed with elegance.
This deeply coloured barrel aged Languedoc blend is perfumed with
dark cherries, black pepper and vanilla spice. Hints of wild herbs and
minerals add to a rich palate of dense dark fruits and subtle oak. It is
medium bodied yet well structured with a good backbone of fine
tannins and restrained acidity providing an excellent, long finish.
Made from Grenache, Carignan and Syrah, this lush,
oak-aged red offers intense forest fruits with notes of black pepper
and spice. Serve with rare roast beef, lamb, a game casserole or duck.
A magnificent wine of pleasure, the aromatic harmony of
Grenache and Cinsault offers some notes of peach and
candied orange. The mouth is fresh and round.
Bright deep crimson shot through with mauve. Animally, ripe fruit, caramel. Soft attack, good structure, aftertaste of liquorices, notes of toast at the end.
Deep purple and violet colour with black and garnet-red reflections. Spicy on the nose and light redcurrant: black violet, black fruits, prunes and blackcurrant. Full supple and fruity mouth, supported by silky tannins.
Crimson purple colour with mauve reflections. Elegant, crystallized and spicy on the nose: violet, mocha coffee and Havana, cocoa and nutmeg, black cherry, blackcurrant, black cherry and blackberry. Bright firm and cordial mouth, civilized by tannins made round and silky by the maturing.
Deep crimson purple and violet colour; expressive nose, spicy, fruity and crystallised. Vanilla and Havana, cocoa, black cherry, Morello cherry and blackcurrant. Full on the mouth, cordial, fruity; well-balanced with fine and tonic tannins conferring a beautiful length.
Deep colored ruby color. Stylish and elegant nose, black fruits, spices, smoky notes. The mouth is both full and silky. Lots of volume and long lasting in the mouth.
The Côte-Rôtie is a wine that guards its secrets. Lovers of old vintages will keep them 10-15 years before they taste. However, Côte-Rôtie can be appreciated as soon as bottled, the wine will present aromas of black fruits, spices and a dense mouth characteristic of the Côte-Rôtie on their youth.
Highly concentrated nose of black fruits and spices. Very powerful mouth with really tight tannins. Very string and generous but also great delicacy. Ageing potential 10-15 years.
A deep red colour. Concentrated nose of stone fruits and spices. The mouth is full with soft but tight tannins. The wine is very generous and long-lasting with a fresh finish. Ageing potential 6-10 years from the vintage year.
Dark ruby red colour. Spices, red berries and delicate oak aromas. Round soft tannins on the pallete. Aromas of rasberry, blackberry and vanilla. Overall balance between scarcely perceptible acidity and tannins which add ageing potential and softened by long ageing in oak
Deep, dark red in colour. Fresh fruit aromas with red and black berries.
The palate is full, powerful and racy with rounded and smooth tannins.
A full bodied, rich and intensely aromatic wine. Full with a soft finish and
plenty of elegance and finesse due to the well balanced tannins and fruit.
Goes well with cold meats, meat, game bird and cheese.
Deep red in colour with purple reflections. The nose is
expressive and intense with aromas of black fruits, spices and
oak. Concentrated and structured, the palate is powerful with
flavours of plum, blackberry and vanilla.
Red wine with cherry color. A generous fruity that expresses itself from the attack on a suave and exuberant mouth and seduces you with its aromas of red fruits and its freshness. Long finish on the cherry core for this Cru franc and straight texture by smooth, almost melted tannins.
Gorgeous crimson colour, lightly spiced with delicate berry aromas
on the nose and palate. The initial mouth feel is quite sumptuous,
with this elegant Shiraz finishing long and full. Clean palate, and a
fresh fruit driven nose results from a good balance in acidity and
rounded tannins.
This is a classic Rhône style blend with lots of depth on the palate with spice and black berry on the nose. Mulberries and whiffs of cinnamon, dried herbs and liquorice with very subtle spices in the background. On the palate there’s fruit at first, a structured mid-palate, with lovely elegance, finishing with silky savoury tannins. This wine has a sinewy strength to keep it in perfect shape for +5 years.
Ruby red in colour with violet reflections, conspicuous vivacity,
very limpid and with a good smoothness. An intense and persisting perfume, very refined with inkling of wood fruits and of red ripe fruits. Good flavour, tanning, persisting, harmonic and with good substance.
A wine with attractive mocha and berry fruit on the nose, revealing that same berry fruit and mocha on the palate, infused with chocolate and a hint of spiciness. A smooth and well-balanced wine with soft, juicy tannins, ending with a lingering aftertaste.
This shiraz begins with smokey vanillin oak and goes through the spectrum of chocolate,
coconut, violets, peppers and prune, to a full, rounded palate and finishes with elegantly balanced tannins.
Aromas of plums on the nose, blueberries and spices are generous on the palate. It finishes with subtle pepper overtones and an impression as big as its namesake.
Deep ruby red in colour, blackberry/stewed plum fruit with hints
of mocha and lifted vanillin on the nose; a full, soft fleshy palate
driven by boysen berry, cassis, cinnamon spice and a touch of white
pepper leading to a smooth velvety lingering finish.
This Shiraz emits dark cherry, anise and cedar aromas, with a soft, full approachable palate of plum and mulberry laced with traces of vanilla and white pepper complexity.
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