Spice Route, Flagship Syrah, Swartland
Spice Route · Coastal Region › Swartland › South Africa
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
87
/100
Reviews
6
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
66
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86.5
Avg Score
93
Highest
Taster #4213
· Jan 25, 2019
82/100
Deep- mahogany to brown tinted edges. Clearly showing age on the bouquet with ripe stewed fruits, crushed spices and prunes. The palate has a savoury feel, with smoke, charcoal coming through. Seen better days as most of the fruit has departed. The tannins still seem accomodating with a sweet, gentle tug to them. Medium finish but I should have drunk a while back!
2000 vintage
Taster #7933
· Apr 25, 2018
89/100
Needs more than an hour to really open. Some residual fruit. Plenty of spice and a little smoke. Good with dinner.
2000 vintage
Taster #1649
· Feb 16, 2013
78/100
Meaty tones. No fruit. Should have been drunk a while back. Bummer
2000 vintage
Taster #7935
· May 15, 2012
86/100
showed well in a blind tasting a few years back but over the hill and pruney now.
2000 vintage
Taster #5792
· Jun 13, 2009
91/100
Unbelievable how primary and monstrous this is showing. This must have been something else when it first came out. Actually shows a little bricking on the rim. But the nose is huge South African Syrah. Lots of fruit, smoke, BBQ, earth. On the palate, tons of fruit, very savory, but not too tannic. Acidity keeps it all fresh. This is a very nice syrah, although its pretty ripe.
2000 vintage
Taster #2546
· Nov 7, 2008
93/100
South African Winetasting and Dinner (Stephen Gold's home, San Francisco, California) : Opaque dark red violet color; tangy, baked plum and charcoal nose; dense, ripe black fruit, plum, mineral and charcoal palate; medium finish
2000 vintage