Herdade do Esporão Syrah (Alentejano)

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Tipo

Red

Uva

Syrah

País

Portugal

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201291 pts

  The wine is part of a series of single varietal wines produced at the estate. Dense and dark, this Syrah has rich black fruits, coffee and vanilla flavors, as well as concentrated spice. The wood aging is apparent while bringing smoothness to this ripe, full wine. Drink from 201…

• 200993 pts

  This is a gorgeous wine that's driven by notes of spice and new wood. The wood is supported by ripe flavors of plum, damson and blackberry juice, with tight acidity. The Alentejo's dry climate is certainly suited to Syrah, producing fine structure. Age for 3–4 years.

• 200893 pts

  Even the stain on the base of the cork reveals this wine's huge color. With its open richness and structure, it's comparable to a Rhône wine. Wood aging has lended notes of spice to go with the flavors of plum jelly and ripe, sweet fruit.

• 200587 pts

  A big bruiser of a wine that hits you with its big, rich fist of blackberry fruits and sweetness. Maybe it is not elegant, but there is no denying the force behind this wine, the spice to go with the velvet texture.

• 200490 pts

  That the Syrah performs well in the Alentejo is proved by producer after producer. Here it has produced a big, beefy wine, full of black, silky fruits, concentrated ripe fruits and floating perfumes.