GRAPES-Shiraz/Syrah
“BURGUNDY LIKE Initially the nose was stemmy and woody, sort of weak and poor, my heart sank coz if the nose was poor, the palette will follow suit. Not surprisingly, the palette was a bit weak initially as well, a bit sour cherries, a bit weak, very burgundy like. However all these changed after some airing and decanting (just half hour is good enough). The wine turned riper, gained a lot of weight, more rich and robust, tasted more like a ripe cherry now, albeit still very burgundy like. “