McCrea Syrah

Wonderful wine. Dark purple color. The wine had strong smelling dark fruit in the nose. There was a nice mixture of dark fruits, spice and a smokey flavor on the finish. Nice!

Here's a lovely discovery - this regular issue syrah has developed beautifully in the bottle over the last 3 or 4 years. It had a superb nose with earth, blackberry and a lovely gamey funkiness. The palate featured sleek and restrained black fruits that were in perfect harmony with earth, gamey meat and spice. One of our most knowledgeable dinner partners remarked that he could taste the dirt that this syrah was grown in. Outstanding and a very nice match …

Chronicle: HUGE, thick, juicy, tannic beyond belief!