Just a quick mention of another good
tasting of some of Elgin's Shirazes this week. Lynne often struggles to
recognise Shiraz, with its many varied taste profiles coming from all over our
winelands, often terroir related, but sometimes because the makers just have no
clue of what they are doing
The Elgin wines we tasted do not fall into this
trap; they are all, in their own way, identifiably Shiraz, even though some
have a definite European profile and others more of the warm southern hemisphere
in the bottle. We tasted eleven, starting with four older wines from 2011 and
12, then four from 2013 and the final three from 2014 and 15. The Sutherland
Syrah (2011) always stands out, we have bought various vintages again and
again. One to watch is Moya Meaker 2012, made by a Frenchman, Damien Landouar.
Richard Kershaw's Clonal 2013 Syrah is outstanding, very Rhône style, if
expensive, and we loved the Almenkerk Syrah 2013 with its potential to cellar.
Iona never fails to impress and the Solace 2014 scored well as did South Hills
2015. So if you want to drink good Shiraz, look to Elgin. You can follow us on Twitter
at @mainingmenu
© John & Lynne
Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2016
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