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 massive Shiraz bottlings from Australia. This wine is from a surprising spot — Colorado. Stone Cottage Cellars has crafted a complex, elegant and multilayered rendition of Syrah that will please you with its purity of fruit and plush, approachable style. The 2017 Stone Cottage Syrah shows lovely scents of black cherry, blackberry and plum fruits interwoven with nuances of violets, vanilla, cinnamon and black pepper. The flavors are equally pure and pleasing, with ripe black fruits enhanced by exotic spice and floral tones. The high altitude vineyards of Colorado provide plenty of sunshine for ripening. The 2017 Stone Cottage Syrah expresses a beautiful sense of place.
Stone Cottage Cellars, Colorado (United States) Syrah 2017
By Wayne Belding