Esk Valley Hillside Syrah 2019Vintage 2019 Size 75cl ABV 13. 5% Tasting Note Selected from selected blocks from the best and oldest of Esk Valley's vineyards, the "Great Dirt" collection are veru much chief winemaker Gordon Russell's pet passion, made to age gracefully and showcase the terroir of the different sites Aromas of rose petal, red berries and grilled meats are compelling. The wine is round and mouthfilling with a red fruited profile, but a firm tannic backbone provides

Often quite approachable when young

Fruity with hints fo ripe cherry and red fruit on the nose

cassis and ripe berries

round and medium sweet

Palate: Jamaican ginger cake texture

The wonderful taste

linear tannins driving the flavours long

This is racy and linear

particularly passion fruit

You really taste the heat here - but in a very ripe fruit way

He does not want to stamp the wines with any particular style or mark of his own other than his respect for the very natural quality of the grapes and for the magical places that they were grown

The Taittinger Vintage Brut is exclusively produced from first press wines