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Black Hills Syrahtext
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16¾/20

Black Hills Syrah 2019

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaWinemaker Ross Wise made the 2019 label, and it is singing. The colour is impossibly dark, the nose clean and bright but refined and Rhoney with its plummy sagebrush, desert scrub, and floral notes on a smoky, peppery backdrop. The palate is all this and more, with a touch of smoked meat and spice to further excite, along with bright acidity. Best of all is an impeccable balance that suggests it will age effortlessly and only get better through 2030. A reduction in oak, 20% new puncheons for 18 months and no American wood made for a simple fix and a big-time improvement in class. Lamb, anyone?Tasted: 16 August 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC$42.00750mlwinery online/direct, select private retailers
Producer: Black Hills Estate WineryDistributors: Andrew Peller Import Agency
Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 768291UPC: 058976502912