Posts tagged Syrah
Far From A Fiasco
Far From A Fiasco

The importance of Marchesi Piero Antinori’s contribution to Tuscan wine specifically, to Italian wine generally and to the standing of both in the wider world of wine cannot easily be overstated. The figures make impressive enough reading on their own: Piero is the 26th generation of a family whose unbroken winemaking provenance dates back to 1385…

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Tasting, ThinkingHarry Morris2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, Antinori, Barrique, Bolgheri, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castello della Sala, Chardonnay, Chianti, Fiasco, Grechetto, Guado al Tasso, Il Bruciato, Marchesi Antinori, Piero Antinori, Hanging Ditch, IGT, Italy, Merlot, Orvieto, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Procanico, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tignanello, Tuscany, Umbria, Vermentino, Vino da Tavola, Viognier, Scalabrone Comment
A Knight To Forget
A Knight To Forget

Every year I think about buying a couple of cases of Bordeaux en primeur, but every year I always seem to have either just bought a case or two of something interesting or I find that I’ve just allocated my next few months’ wine allowance to several bottles of something I just can’t live without.

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Drinking, ThinkingHarry Morris1999, Chevalier de Sterimberg, En Primeur, France, Bordeaux, Hermitage, La Chapelle, Lay & Wheeler, Marsanne, Paul Jaboulet Aine, Rhone, Roussanne, Syrah, TerroirComment