Wow, talk about intense and sensuous aromatics. I could smell this all night, with complex aromas of plums, ripe cherry, blueberry, leather, earthy, smoky and vanilla. This medium to full bodied Syrah is layered with fine acidity, silky tannins and fresh fruit. The finish is long, long and long, did I say long with cedar, white pepper and ripe berry fruit, refreshing and very elegant. I first tasted this wine at an industry tasting in Victoria BC, in April 2010, a few weeks before returning to Ontario and I was not able to purchase it until returning to BC to attend the Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival this past April (2011). It has been sold out at the winery for a while but was still available in some private wine stores, lucky for me. After tasting this wine in April of 2010, I certainly wasn't surprised to see this wine go on to win many awards, including the Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in British Columbia wines. An absolutely stunning wine.
This wine was purchased on March 30, 2011 at Liberty Wine Merchants in Vancouver at $33.29
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