Community Tasting Note

wine247365 wrote:

Saturday, March 23, 2024 - Recently purchased via FP who received them directly from Matt R. Uncorked it 3 hours before drinking. Great aromas that are hard for me to place, but very appealing. On the palate, it comes across with a medium to lighter body, lower tannic structure, touch of savory and dark fruits, and plenty of acid, but not overdone. Based on the acid, color, cherry flavor suggestion, I think it presents as majority Grenache, so I find it amazing it’s labeled a Syrah. Guessing minimal extraction efforts in making this.

I’m not very familiar with No. Rhône’s but I’m guessing this aligns with that style or a “cool climate “Syrah”. There is a small amount of the Rocks feel across the mid-palate and smell. These easily thrive to 2030, if not 2034 as RPERRO noted. An interesting wine and nicely atypical to the many WA Syrahs I’ve tasted. Good to see Matt experimenting with a “new” way to make WA Syrah! Ok QPR at the FP Redacted $40 price.

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