Milbrandt Legacy Syrah 2005
Syrah/Shiraz
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Vintage
2005
Size
750ML
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Syrah travels well. Setting out from its home in France's Northern Rhone Valley, this versatile variety has established new roots in Australia, California, South Africa, Chile, Argentina and Washington State, where it is now the third most planted red variety. It could be the wind; it could be the arid climate; it could be the complex, low vigor soils of our vineyards. Whatever the reason, Syrah seems to produce wines of great character and depth when planted along Eastern Washington's Wahluke Slope.
Our 2005 Legacy Syrah is dense, rich, juicy and unabashedly varietal. The wine is large-framed with ripe fruit and relatively soft tannins. The aromas are dominated by lavender, boysenberry, tobacco, blackberries, leather, coffee, vanilla and white pepper. The texture exhibits a broad lushness that is nicely supported by fine natural acidity and soft tannins.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This contains a dollop of Mourvedre. Purple-colored, the nose offers up pepper, underbrush, lavender, smoked meat and blueberry. Large-scaled, mouth-filling, and round, the wine has plenty of ripe tannin, excellent balance, and a lengthy finish. It will drink well throughout 2020.
Butch and Jerry Milbrandt planted their first vineyard in 1997. In the ensuing decade, Milbrandt Vineyards earned a reputation for growing some of Washington State's finest grapes. These grapes have found their way into many of Washington's most sought-after wines and the Milbrandt name and vineyards are featured on many prestigious labels.
In 2006, under the talented direction of winemaker Gordon Hill, they began crafting signature wines using selected grapes from their reputable vineyards. Milbrandt's first wines were released in June 2007. The tradition for excellence established in their vineyards is inherent in every bottle of Milbrandt Vineyards wine.
CNC126139_2005 Item# 98416