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This bottle is from a newly opened case. The wine is drinking well and has a number of years to develop further complexity. The first nose is fresh, with raspberry and black cherry notes. The second nose - after a swirl - is more developed, with leather and black fruit.
The tannic structure is evident and the wine has medium body and good length. This will continue to age well in bottle. It is 100% Syrah.
Maison & Domaines Les Alexandrins say of the vintage:
'After 2010 (a very balanced vintage) and 2009 (a powerful vintage), 2011 offered plenty of fruit, freshness and body. Besides a hot spring and early flowering, the summer was relatively cold and wet and the advance made was caught up. During the month of September, the sun dominated most of the time and the maturity was progressive. The crop came in continuously up until the first days of October for the plots of higher elevation and needed more time to reach perfect maturity. The crop was healthy, the grapes of good quality and the quantities were plentiful...
'The grapes are cold-macerated before being fermented for 28 days with pumping-over at the beginning followed by punching-down towards the end. Ageing in new oak (10%) and in steel (90%) for 15 months.'
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