120_2013_terraced-vineyard-syrah_syrah_du_monde

Cost: $30.15
Grape: Syrah
Category: Red Wine
Location: Kacaba Winery
Country: Canada
Region: Niagara Escarpment
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Kacaba Winery
Alcohol: 12.6% Alcohol/Vol.

Juicy, complex & delicious

Description: Medium to dark ruby to in colour with an intense nose. This wine features pine, sandalwood, kumquats, raspberry, blackberry, sour cherry, mulberry, white pepper, cloves, dried sage, forest floor & smoky dried peat moss on the nose. Medium+ body and tannin, good acidity and a long length.

Negatives: None

Interesting point: Kacaba’s Syrah elevates Canada’s red wine reputation.

Drink now or in the next 4-6 years on its own or pair it with Lamb Chops with Cherry Balsamic Reduction.

Tasted: 9 January 2017

Score: 9/10, Value: /10 Total: /20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4