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Church & State Wines Coyote Bowl Series Syrah 2011
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaVery savoury, vanilla, meaty, sage, liquorice nose with cedar, chocolate, coffee, poultry spice and blackberry aromas. Dry, fresh, elegant, somewhat lean palate with more coffee, vanilla, cola, peppery fruit mixed with meaty, chocolate, cedar, resin, tobacco leaf and smoke flavours. Good intensity but lacks concentration and finishes quite short. The end of two tough cool years. Bring on 2012.Tasted: 17 July 2014Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $35.00 | 750ml | VQA wine shopes, specialty store, winery direct |
Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 881722UPC: 840098121306