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Nichol Vineyard Syrah Nate's Vineyard 2016
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaNate's Syrah is Nichol's younger vine estate syrah, named for the owners' son, and planted in 2010 on granite bedrock and glacial till. This is a fresh, jubilant, savoury wine for drinking now while you hold the Old Vines Syrah in your cellar. After destemming the fruit, half was pressed after a five day cold soak while the remainder fermented on the skins. Both lots aged in neutral French barrique until the following spring, when it was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Shepherds pie and wild black cherry are structured with herbal detailing and scented with dusky floral violets to a persistent fine peppery note on the lengthy, perfumed finish. A charmer.Tasted: 10 September 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $28.00 | 750ml | winery direct, private wine shops |
Grape: Shiraz/Syrah
