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An enticing and perfumed nose of heather, dried herbs and lavender with roasted spices, peppercorns and ripe, fresh...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.90
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Bottle: $61.20
#49 of Top 100, 2021. A rich, succulent mix of dark chocolate, spiced plum, wild blackberry and black licorice notes....
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750ml
Bottle: $34.50
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The 2018 Saint Joseph is almost CĂ´te RĂ´tie-like in its black raspberry, spicy, and floral aromatics. These all...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $88.45
This inky, intensely plummy Syrah balances rich, pulsating black-fruit flavors against lip-smacking cassis and...
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Bottle: $65.90
Lively, mineral-inflected aromas of fresh black/blue fruits, candied flowers, olive and exotic spices show fine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.50 $28.00
Ruby-red color with purple hues. A suitably intense bouquet of red berries and syrupy fruit with traces of tobacco...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.68
12 bottles: $21.25
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
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Nose: Lively aromas of black currant, blueberry and cherry, intertwined with subtle whiffs of vanilla. Style:...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.94 $53.60
Loads of black fruits, smoked game, liquid violets, and cracked pepper notes emerge from the 2018 Syrah Sequel, which...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.94
12 bottles: $45.02
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $599.94 $672.00
As usual, Chapoutier's 2018 Ermitage l'Ermite is a standout among standouts. Crushed stone, blueberries, even a touch...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $345.95
6 bottles: $340.00
Similar to the '12 and showing the generosity and warmth of this site, the 2011 Ermitage le Meal is another sexy wine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $669.00
6 bottles: $655.62
Even better and a prodigious effort that hits all my sweet spots, the 2011 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from one of the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $399.93 $431.20
Coming all from the pure granite soils of the Bessards lieu-dit, on the western side of Hermitage, the 2018 Ermitage...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $127.94 $132.80
93-96 Potentially the best recent vintage of this cuvée, the 2018 Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne boasts scents of...
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750ml
Bottle: $89.51
6 bottles: $87.71
Lots of blackberry and black cherry fruits, peppery herbs, truffly earth, and chocolate notes emerge from the 2018...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.00
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Bottle: $16.66

Barbera Syrah 2011 2018

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.