Syrah/Shiraz

2018 Barossa Valley Estate - Shiraz Barossa Valley

2018 Bernard Faurie - Hermitage Les Bessard

2019 Burgaud, Bernard - Cote Rotie (pre arrival)

Closer in style to the 2018 than the 2017, the 2019 Cote Rotie is a big, rich, powerful Cote Rotie that has loads of meaty, gamey black fruits, smoked herb, pepper, and chocolate-like aromas and flavors. With full-bodied richness, a round, layered texture...

2013 Castra Rubra - Syrah Thracian Valley Nimbus

2018 Chave - Saint-Joseph Estate

Still in component parts, the 2018 Saint Joseph should be another winner. The least concentrated, yet still exceptional Chalaix (92 - 94) displayed enticing notes of violets, blueberries and licorice; the Dardouille (93 - 95) was lusher and suppler, loade...

2018 Chave - Saint-Joseph Estate MAGNUM

...the 2018 Saint Joseph should be another winner..."

1989 Chave Hermitage Rouge

Similar in style to the '95, with its masculine, firm profile, the 1989 Hermitage offers a full-bodied, rich and concentrated feel to go with plenty of ripe black fruits, toasted spice, mint and roasted herbs. From a scorching hot, dry year, it has fabulo...

2019 Chave, Yann - Hermitage Rouge

A complex bouquet evokes ripe blackberry, cherry compote, licorice and violet, energized by a spicy cracked pepper nuance. Broad and fleshy in the mouth, offering densely packed, smoke-tinged black/blue fruit, exotic spice and floral pastille flavors that...

2019 Clape - Cornas Renaissance