The 2009 Tamaya Syrah Reserva is composed of 97% Syrah and 3% Viognier. It was aged in both French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks.
This dark ruby and almost opaque wine has an amazingly perfumed bouquet with aromas of luscious black raspberry, blueberry pancake, acacia, potting soil, and barbecued meats. It's textbook Syrah on the nose, and is very pure and delineated.
On the palate the wine has a big and rich mouthfeel, packed with loads of dark black fruits such as black currant and cassis. This is what I like to call a teeth-stainer, because I can almost feel the big, heavy, and tannin-rich wine turning my teeth purple. I just adore the lovely floral component that the Viognier brings to this wine. It's like the wine has a touch of orange blossom and blueberry, which adds to the complexity and depth on both the palate and the bouquet. It's a well made, powerful, and complex wine that holds balance between fruit, oak, acid, and tannin. 91 points
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