LUCA - Laborde Double Select Syrah - 2018

LUCA

Laborde Double Select Syrah 2018

- 90 points -

Full ruby-red. Dark raspberry, licorice, oak char, black pepper and a whiff of violet on the nose. Juicy, moderately dense and ripe, with integrated acidity giving definition to the dark berry, licorice and expresso flavors. Not a particularly wild style of Syrah but showed some leather and game nuances as it opened in the glass. Offers an attractive balance of vinosity and restrained sweetness, finishing with firm, dusty tannins and lingering notes of mocha and black pepper. This lightly saline, fine-grained wine is still tightly coiled but has the spine to unwind over the next four or five years.

Stephen Tanzer, September 2019