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 Nebbiolo + Syrah
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | WHY WINE BLOG MARCH 13, 2011 Oak - An Essential Part of the Winemaker’s Toolbox Red wine varietals that tend to benefit from a good bit of oak include: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinotage, Chianti, Zinfandel, Nebbiolo, Tempranillo and Syrah. Oak is utilized somewhat like a “seasoning” to add flavor and palate appeal to a wine. Which Wines are Typically Oaked? Why Oak Wine? Where is the barrel from? | DR. VINO JUNE 8, 2009 249 bottles of wine on the wall 2006 Clarendon Hills Astralis Vineyard Shiraz (Syrah), McLaren Vale. 1996 Clarendon Hills Astralis Vineyard Shiraz (Syrah), McLaren Vale. 2006 Arrivo Lunga Macerazione Nebbiolo, Adelaide Hills. 2007 Luke Lambert Wines Nebbiolo, Yarra Valley. 1998 Pizzini Nebbiolo, King Valley. 2006 Ngeringa Syrah, Adelaide Hills. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JULY 15, 2010 What's in an Old Bottle? Were these wines made purely of Nebbiolo? I've long thought that those old Vallanas aren't 100% nebbiolo (or spanna), although it doesn't bother me one bit. Levi agreed that the wines are likely not to be pure Nebbiolo, and as Peter said, this doesn't bother him a bit. don't taste Aglianico in those wines, I taste Nebbiolo. | | | | | | | | |
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SLAKED | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009 Bonny Doon Tasting at City Winery
By contrast, I very much enjoyed the 2005 Syrah Le Pousseur **/ An elegant, restrained, but ripe and very purple wine, with a finish that made my teeth Zzzzzzzing! And the 2005 Nebbiolo is off the charts. It's hard not to want to admire Randall Grahm -- irreverent, whimsical, just enough out there without being too far gone. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009  Screwcaps, scores, riesling, the Loire, Cali cab: John Gilman part two
But one of the biggest plagues in the south these days is the huge expansion of syrah plantings in the vineyards here- not just in Châteauneuf du Pape, but also throughout the villages of the Côtes du Rhône. But what you do get with all this syrah being incorporated into the traditional blends in the south is dark color- black-purple wines. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2008  Kosher Wine Extravaganza - Unusual (but gooood) wines
Merlot, Cab, Syrah - been there done that. lighter wine than a Cab, merlot or Syrah, Barbera is said to be the most (or second most) planter varietal in Italy. It is used in blends (often with Rhone varietals such as grenache & Syrah) to add color to red wines. Come on Wine Tasting Guy, give us something unusual. MORE >>
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