Gramercy Cellars Lagniappe Syrah 06
Gramercy Cellars Lagniappe Syrah 06 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The 2006 Syrah Columbia Valley is dark ruby-colored. The nose features spice notes (pepper, sage, and cinnamon), mineral, cedar, leather, plum, and blueberry. Like the Tempranillo, it appears to obtain its structure from acidity. On the palate it is slightly lean with an elegant personality (like a slender fashion model) leading to a moderately long, savory finish. It should be at its best from 2012 to 2020."
Wall Street Journal says: "Delicious. Big and rich, with real grace despite its massive, super-ripe fruit. Pure, sleek and clean. Tastes like delicious grapes pressed into wine and left alone". -1-17-09
Gramercy Cellars Founder Greg Harrington is the youngest American to ever pass the Master Sommelier exam. Before becoming a winemaker, Greg was the wine and beverages head for BR Guest Restaurants, Wolfgang Puck restaurant group, and Emerile Lagasse's restaurant group.
In New Orleans, Lagniappe means "A little something extra". Winemaker Greg Harrington says: " the wine dIsplays an amazing floral nose with hints of orange rind. Flavors of liquid stone and gravel, with smoked meat and red and black fruits. The wine is all about balance with fantastic acidity and intense fruit and earth flavors."
Stephen Tanzer reviewed the wine, saying: "Good medium ruby. Vibrant aromas of violet, bacon fat and smoked meat. Juicy, fresh and precise, with a saline nuance adding complexity to the wine's dark fruit flavors. With alcohol just under 14% and only 10% new oak used for aging, this offers lovely purity of flavor."
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