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Culmina Family Estate Syrah 2018
Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaCulimina’s first syrah comes off two small blocks inside the high altitude Arise Bench on the Golden Mile Bench. The nose is a mix of floral, plummy notes with smoked meat and minerals. After 16 months in two-year-old French oak, 25 percent new, it presents as a savoury affair with black and blue fruits, coffee grains and smoke. The textures are bordering on silky, suggesting you can drink it now, but it is a baby. The winery match is a pan-seared duck with a blueberry sauce served with duck fat fried potatoes. Say no more.Tasted: 06 June 2021Tasted by: Prices:BC | $42.00 | 750ml | winery online/direct, restaurants, hotels |
Grape: Shiraz/SyrahUPC: 063657042670