








[list][*][b]2005 Les Crêtes Syrah Coteau La Tour[/b][i] – Italy, Valle d’Aosta (9/7/2010)[/i]
light wine on pour – nose had some red fruits and rose/floral nose – this followed through with a very light drinking wine with subtle red almost rasberry fruits coming thorugh some earthyness to it- sort of in the Burgundy style – finish had a grapefruit citrus to it- Interesting wine and not what many think of when they read Syrah- This is a wine to be paired with dished you would have a Pinot Noir with. Wife enjoyed this alot for its light drinking ease. Low alcohol makes it very food friendly-
Interesting that I can not find the vintage anywhere on the bottle- Lots of Sediment- Purchased as part of a pack and I guess it pro-rated out to $20- not really a great buy but something that makes me want to understand the region it came from and the style of wines produced their [i][b](87 pts.)[/b][/i]
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2 out of 3 of us enjoyed this wine- I 100% can see where this wine would not be for everyone and I would love to have this against 2 or 3 other California Carignanes just to see what other profiles for this grape made in CA would be. (89 pts.)
Nose was nice mix of big Shiraz dark fruit of cherry, plumb and blackberry- this was a fairly big wine and was a little disjointed when we had it. I am a fan of McLaren Vale wines and for some reason I felt a disconnect from the fruit to the acidity. I felt all the got lent to this blend from the 30% Sangioves was the acidity. To pair with food the acidity is ok but the Shiraz fruit would not leave me wanting to pair this with any Italian fare. I have another bottle and will give this some more air time to see if that helps-
The stuff is all in there but my bottle had it in pieces instead of being all together-Really would like to see the blend be 50-50 Sangio to Shiraz or 70% Sangio at $17 worth the price to try something different. (86 pts.)
Nose started off with a bit of nice dark cherry that quickly gave way to an alcohol note- Something went wrong in the process with this wine- the fruit was ok but everything was out of joint on this wine the fruit seemed a bit sweet there was no mid palat then an overwhelming hit of the alcohol- Tanins present along with a touch of smoke-
Ugh (82 pts.)
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