Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaAlways consistent, the 2016 LS syrah is something special. The fruit is all out of the Perfect Hedge vineyard in Osoyoos, and the style, they say, “is inspired by Côte Rôtie in Northern Rhone.” The blend is 95/5 syrah/viognier although you doesn’t feel much of the viognier in 2016. Some 22 percent is fermented and aged in French oak puncheons adding lush, silky tones to this boisterous red. Look for ripe blueberry, Bing cherry and black raspberry with a dusting of white pepper and minerals. This needs a decade of cellaring to reach perfection, but don’t worry, there is plenty of fruit for the journey.Tasted: 10 September 2018Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$36.00
750ml
winery direct
Producer: Laughing Stock VineyardsDistributors: The Wine Syndicate Arterra Wines Canada Principle Fine Wines Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 123646UPC: 850451002074
Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom their Perfect Hedge vineyard in southern Osoyoos, this stylish wine blends 95% Syrah with 5% Viognier, to classic affect. This gives the nose a floral lift and softens the warming pepper note ever so slightly before a sweet salami, violet, plush blackberry core. Tannins are sticky, and the fruit potent, sticking the lingering finish with traces of pipe tobacco. Nearly one quarter of this wine was fermented in French oak, and all of it was aged in French oak (36 percent new) for 16 months. Big wine, matched by big beef dishes now.Tasted: 10 September 2018Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$36.00
750ml
winery direct
Producer: Laughing Stock VineyardsDistributors: The Wine Syndicate Arterra Wines Canada Principle Fine Wines Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 123646UPC: 850451002074
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