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2009 Errazuriz Syrah Single Vineyard Aconcagua (Previously $18)

SKU #1088130 90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2009 Syrah Single Vineyard sports aromas of meat, game, Asian spices, lavender, and blueberry. Savory, ripe, and supple on the palate, this layered, pleasurable offering is an excellent value that will deliver prime drinking for another 6-7 years. (2/ 2012)

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

Vivid red. Musky red and dark berry aromas are complicated by Indian spices, bacon fat and licorice, plus a hint of cracked pepper. Faintly bitter blackberry and cherry flavors are given definition and cut by tangy acidity. Dusty tannins arrive with air and linger on the long, smoky finish. (6/ 2011)

Wine Enthusiast

A strong oak covering gives the wine a bouquet of milk chocolate, cream, vanilla and olive. It’s thick in the mouth, with a round, stout palate that’s full of dark berry flavors and jamminess. Baked, toasty and ripe on the finish, with chewy density and meaty, herbal lasting impressions. (6/ 2011)

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Varietal:

Shiraz/Syrah

- One of France's noblest black grape varieties, Syrah is known for its intense and distinctive perfume reminiscent of briar fruit, tar, spice and black pepper and its firm structure. One of few black grape varietals frequently vinified on its own, the best examples of Syrah come from the Northern Rhône, particularly Hermitage, but also Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Crozes-Hermitage and St-Joseph. These wines are very astringent in their youth, though some Crozes-Hermitage and St-Joseph can be enjoyed young, relatively speaking. Given the requisite patience, though, these wines can reveal amazing complexity and secondary fruit characteristics like plum and blackcurrant as well as subtle hints of smoke and flowers. In the Southern Rhône, Syrah is used to add structure and complexity to wines dominated by Grenache and complemented by Mourvèdre, like the more immediately drinkable Côte du Rhônes, as well as the long-lived wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. In recent years, plantings of Syrah have spread throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon where it is produced on its own or blended with other varietals. Outside of France, the most important Syrah growing country is easily Australia, where it is called Shiraz. Quality levels here depend greatly on yields and geography, and the wines range from bold, fruity and easy-drinking to intense and ageable, like the famed Penfolds Grange. Often bottled on its own, in Australia Syrah is also can be blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre, as in the Southern Rhône, and is increasingly combined with Cabernet Sauvignon. Syrah has also been steadily increasing in popularity in California, thanks to a group of advocates called the Rhône Rangers. Its most successful iterations come from the Central and Sonoma Coasts, where winemakers are pushing boundaries and creating some incredible wines. In recent years Syrah has also found a number of proponents in Washington State, which is definitely a region to watch for this variety.
Country:

Chile

- Located on the western coast of South America and bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the East, the Chilean wine-growing climate is similar to that of California's Napa Valley and Bordeaux. The Chilean wine industry is known for being consistently free of phylloxera, but political and economic unrest has brought its own source of disorder. The recent establishment of a free market has resuscitated the wine industry, and significant investments have been made, switching the economic focus from domestic production to exports. Chile produces roughly a quarter of the wine Argentina produces, and is known for single-varietal exports, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. It's a popular region in the U.S. known for inexpensive and tasty wine. Click for a list of bestselling items from Chile.