Horsepower, The Tribe Vineyard Syrah

Horsepower, The Tribe Vineyard SyrahThe 2012 Syrah The Tribe Vineyard was made with around 85% whole clusters and matured for 15 months in used demi muids and foudres. Initial touches of tar and chargrill give way to blackcurrant, blueberry, green pepper and violet on the nose. The full bodied palate offers concentrated, dark fruit flavors and soaring floral character. Its structured by powerful, powdery tannins and fireworks of fresh acidity and has a very long, layered finish. Its

floral and earthy charms

robust and muscular finale that offers excellent depth and persistence though here too at least 7 to 8 years of patience is counseled

youthfully austere and very firm finale

offering scents of cherry and musky underbrush

Aromatic and palate filling

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Dark chocolate

Big mouthful

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A true long distance runner that will require every bit of a decade to reveal its full potential and perhaps longer

orchard fruit

Utterly magnificent in the glass