Syrah is planted with great success in many places in the wine world. It gets its most notoriety from big, powerful wines like Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie in France’s Rhône Valley or the often massive Shiraz bottlings from Australia. This wine is a Syrah-based blend from a surprising spot – Idaho. Telaya Wine has crafted a complex, elegant and multilayered red blend that will please you with its purity of fruit and lush, layered complexity. The 2021 Telaya Turas shows lovely scents of black cherry, red cherry and plum fruits interwoven with elements of violets, bacon, earth, vanilla, baking spices and black pepper. The flavors are pure and pleasing, with ripe black and red fruits enhanced by exotic smoke, spice and floral tones. The texture is creamy and layered, with lots of nuance and complexity. Surprise your palate with the intensity and depth that Idaho wine can offer.
Telaya Wine Co., Snake River Valley (Idaho) 2021
By Wayne Belding