Airfield Estates, Lone Birch Syrah, Yakima Valley, 2013
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Tasted by:
(at One Great George Street, Westminster, 13 Mar 2017)
Drinking Window: 2017 - 2021
This sweet, mid-weight red has a good intensity of cherry jam and blackcurrant fruit flavours accompanied by vanilla and black pepper tones from nearly a year spent in oak before bottling. It has a long, but simple, finish and is deliciously succulent.
Producer
Airfield Estates
Brand
Lone Birch Syrah
Vintage
2013
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
USA
Region
Washington
Appellation
Yakima Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
96% Syrah / Shiraz