Yarra Yarra Yarra Yarra Syrah Viognier, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

Dinner at Attica (Riponlea, Melbourne) : The fact that the winery decided to name this a "Syrah" rather than "Shiraz" is perhaps an apt expression of what they tried to achieve with the wine. This drank rather like a modern Northern Rhone, and not a bad one either. A bit bretty on the nose, it showed an obvious dose of barnyardy, leather and meat notes. Not so much as to completely swamp its other aromas of sweet blueberry, blackberry and …