Syrah						1994	Babcock Vineyards

1/97. Received from forumite Bertram Silk on his recent visit to Israel.
To accompany me and another crazy friend staying up all night to watch the Super Bowl live (1am-5am our time), I decided to open this wine of which I knew absolutely nothing.
COLOR: Pretty dark and opaque, tinted towards violet.
NOSE: Excellent! very concentrated sweet nose, hinting at its Rhone cousins but not really all that spicy and complex. Abundant black forest fruit. A bit jammy but enticing and very interesting.
TASTE: Similar sweetness on the palate. Extremely tasty though still very young. Flavors range from fruity jam to hints of pepper. Good acidity and soft tannins add structure to this good wine.
LENGTH: Not particularly long aftertaste.
TEXTURE & BALANCE: An "americanized" fruit-bomb syrah? Medium body with a little too much fruit. Still, reasonably well balanced and pleasantly different.
OVERALL: Excellent! Don't expect a Hermitage but a very tasty and interesting wine. Will for sure improve in a couple of years.
MARK: 17+/20.aaaaaaaaBUY MORE? Yes.

Reach Me? yak@yakshaya.com

Copyright 1996-2003.
Jacob "Yak" Shaya.