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[SOLD-OUT] Luke Lambert Syrah 2017

Wine Front 96 Points!

Wine Front 96 Points!


"Boysenberry, cracked pepper, a certain sweet grassy perfume, brown bread and vanilla. Medium bodied, deft and articulate, flavour and impact without heaviness, ripples of ultra-fine tannin, again that cracked wheat/brown bread thing, and a very fine and long finish. You want Australian ‘Syrah’? You got it."


 

Gary Walsh, Wine Front, February 2018


 

The handling was pretty similar to previous vintages, wild ferment, ageing in neutral oak (a ten year old, 4,000-litre). With the long, slow ripening leading to 'ripe' stalks, Lambert lifted the whole bunch level to 80% (the highest yet) and the wine was left unsulphured until just prior to bottling, without fining or filtration. 


"This is the Syrah I've been trying to make for 14 years," states Luke. As an opening statement from such a quietly spoken winemaker, it couldn't be any more definitive. "It's still light in it's feet and framed by crisp acids, but with loads of black pepper spice and the full gamut of red cherry through to sweet blackberry fruit." Luke also sights the whole bunches playing the key role in supporting the fruit with a bright, refreshing spine of tannins and dried herb complexity. In short, "...something I've been shooting for since I started making my own wine." Luke Lambert has every right to be so delighted with this wine. It's the greatest example of this wine we have offered, and we believe one of the very finest young Australian Syrah wines we have tasted. It's a blinder so don't miss it.


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Country:
Australia
Region:
VIC- Yarra Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL

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$38.50

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