Thursday, June 12, 2014

Viña Tarapacá Syrah 2003

Variety: Syrah
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: deep black garnet red
Bouquet: expressive, black berries preserve, black chocolate,nice touch of coffee and spiciness
Taste: medium body,similar to nose the major fruit profile is of the blakberries preserve with associated tannins, followed by nice overripe black sour cherries with the balance between overripe fruit and acidity (despite more than 10 years of age), mid profile is slightly flatter, but with nice long and still(!!) mouth drying finish
Recommended food pairing: black chocolate
Overall score: 5+7+12+7+7=88
Price: CZK 200 in 2005
Stopper: cork
This is amazing wine, 4th bottle tasted and considering the vintage it still kicks very nicely. For previous tasting please refer here. PS. This was the second bottle opened, the first was corked.

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