Tensley, BMT Syrah

Tensley, BMT SyrahBottled only in magnums, the 2019 Syrah BMT has a deep ruby purple color and pretty tones of blueberries and red cherries with nuances of lilac, cured meats and dried earth on the nose. The full bodied palate is ultra grainy and fresh with youthfully restrained, graphite laced fruits and a long, uplifted finish.

It is vibrant and very Canarian

This killer red comes from Chakana-s two well-placed vineyards in southern Mendoza

A fresh and intensely earthy nose consists mostly of ripe dark berry aromas that are liberally laced with floral and humus nuances

Sealed under natural cork

This too is exuberantly fresh though it’s also more deeply pitched with its array of dark currant

dry-grown Shiraz vines from the Hill of Grace vineyard that are

it may be controversial as there is an element of brett in the aromatics (or is that just the Mourvedre component

Drink it now through 2014

Cool and airy aromas are comprised by notes of petrol

Cool perfume of blackberry

A peppery touch on the close ensures this finishes on a high

all wrapped in a youthfully austere and markedly stony finale