Long Shadows Sequel Syrah 2016
With son Alec and Vivianna over for dinner to watch the Indiana Hoosiers compete in the NCAA National Championship, we grilled ribeye steaks with home grown seasonal asparagus tips and sweet potato fries. As with the other evening, Linda prepared a perfect Pittsburgh style char, served over French Bread and topped with the asparagus and homemade Hollandaise Sauce.
Alec and Viv brought over some classic selections of Murray's Cheese from Greenwich Village, New York City, Murray's Blue and Murray's Moliterno Al Tartufo pecorino, aged for six months before earthy black truffle is added, that they served at their hosted dinner last week.
We opened this
classic Long Shadows Syrah from our club allocation cellar collection.
This is part of the Long Shadows Vintners Collection - a portfolio of wines, each crafted by a world renowned winemaker, noted for each particular varietal selection. We gained appreciation for the Long Shadows program during out visit to their tasting room during our our Seattle Culinary and Washington Wine Tour back in 2018 - https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2018/08/long-shadows-cellars-feature-world.html.
This is the Syrah varietal member of the collection and was crafted by legendary John Duval who was winemaker for Australia’s iconic Penfolds Grange for 16 years. John Duval came to Washington State's Columbia Valley in 2003 as the “sequel” to his life’s work with Syrah.
Long Shadows Vintners Collection Columbia Valley Sequel Syrah 2016
This
is a fun wine that we enjoy and started collecting, not only because of
the QPR - quality price ratio of these Washington State sourced wines,
but also due to the extraordinary portfolio of legendary winemakers'
handicraft. Lastly, this particular wine is sourced from vineyards of
a distant family connection, our niece married into the Den Hoed family,
boutique producers and vineyard owners and grape growers for Long Shadows
and several other leading brands and labels.
The blend is 93% Syrah and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Winemaker's notes: The 2016 Sequel Syrah
has a dark, garnet color with enticing aromas of black fruits, sweet
spice, fresh espresso and roasted meats. Expressive on the palate, this
is a complex and layered wine with vibrant flavors of ripe figs, wild
blackberries and a hint of olive tapenade that linger on the finish.
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