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Tuesday 26 June 2012

Chateau Maris La Touge Syrah 2009


Another cracker of an import from the guys at Pure Fine Wines, and another savoury wonder from the Languedoc that ticks many a box for me.  In fact, the winemaker at Chateau Maris is none other than Benjamin Darnault, of the eponymous Picpoul-de-Pinet so lauded on these pages.

Opens with a jumbly jam of brambly fruits, earthen with hints of moccha chocalata (ya ya), yet with time the savoury elements come to the fore: woody, spicy rustic - with fruit flecks adding to the composition.

The palate shows a wine fulsome, eighty, savoury.  Pitch of acid on a good length, channeling grainy/ gravelly tannin to an excellent conclusion.  Enjoyed seeing how this morphed over time.  92+ - Very Good

Source: Retail, Wine Experience
Price: $28
Alcohol: 14.9%
Closure: Cork

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