Marked vanilla-cream and chocolate notes from oak, which mask varietal character. Fair freshness, with blue and black fruit, but not really clearly Syrah. A bit something-and-nothing. Decent length though
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LE MACCHIOLE
Scrio 2016
- 16 points -
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Described by Decanter magazine as 'the most respected wine critic and journalist in the world', Jancis writes daily for JancisRobinson.com (voted first-ever Wine Website of the Year in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2010), weekly for The Financial Times, and bi-monthly for a column that is syndicated around the world. She is also editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine, co-author with Hugh Johnson ofThe World Atlas of Wine and co-author of Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours, each of these books recognised as a standard reference worldwide.