Vallegarcía Syrah 2018

I simply loved the nose of the 2018 Syrah, a sweet Mediterranean Syrah with notes of dry herbs, black olives and smoked bacon. Round, lush and hedonistic, this is possibly the best Syrah they have produced at the property to date, a pleasure bomb of a red that should develop nicely in bottle. The palate is full-bodied, its 15%+ alcohol goes unnoticed in an XXL balance with plenty of fine-grained tannins and lush fruit and glycerin. This is not a style that I chose to drink often, but sometimes you want this rush of ripe Syrah fruit. 24,200 bottles.