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 Cornas + Shiraz
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DR. VINO MARCH 23, 2010  Syrah: beyond the fruit bomb While Merlot’s fall from grace can be traced to one line in the movie Sideways , the fall of Syrah has been more difficult to track. alcohol. | DR. VINO MAY 4, 2010 Chateau Palmer revives an old tradition Apparently, blending syrah from the Northern Rhone with Bordeaux was fairly common in the pre- appellation controllée era, particularly in weaker vintages, to result in a wine that had been “Hermitagé,&# so-called after the celebrated region that produces fine syrah. in the one I tasted last week. | | | | | |
| ALICE FEIRING JULY 18, 2007 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas In honor of the terroir that must be saved in Cornas, M graciously ferried in a 2000 Lemencier Cornas, in its last two-three years of glory. Yet, he happily tasted the Cornas. He likes syrah and said to me, "You know shiraz and syrah are the same grape?" but makes the place even more charming. | ALICE FEIRING JULY 26, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Find some winemakers who eschew new wood even on their syrah and pinot. There on a table not for from the pig was a 1994 Clape Cornas. But I was so happy for the silty, sweaty experience of the syrah. He toted a Barossa Shiraz that he loved and just didnt see that its profile didnt match the wines on the table. Why not? | ALICE FEIRING AUGUST 21, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Find some winemakers who eschew new wood even on their syrah and pinot. There on a table not for from the pig was a 1994 Clape Cornas. But I was so happy for the silty, sweaty experience of the syrah. He toted a Barossa Shiraz that he loved and just didnt see that its profile didnt match the wines on the table. Why not? | | | | | | | | |
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