Polkura

Syrah

2021

Chile

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POL-koo-rah see-RAH

Varietals

Syrah Blend

Flavors & Quality

Bramble

Licorice

Bacon

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Palate Character

Round & Fleshy

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This is a predominantly Round & Fleshy wine, but it shares structural nuances of Tone & Backbone as described in the tasting note below.

Tasting Notes

Full bodied with elevated acidity and tannin and a touch of residual sugar. There are flavors of bramble, red berries, licorice, bacon, and a touch of olive, followed by a licorice-spiced minerality in the finish.

COLOR

Medium Red/Ruby

BODY

TANNIN

ACIDITY

SWEET

ALCOH.

14.5%

GRAPE(S)

Syrah, Malbec, Grenache, Tempranillo

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Why this wine made the cut…

A juicy, hedonistic expression of syrah.

GRAPE VARIETAL(S)

Syrah

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Syrah is widely planted throughout the world, but that was not so until the late twentieth century when Syrah was principally grown in the Rhone Valley and, as Shiraz, in Australia. Stylistically, the Palate Character of Syrah can vary depending on ripeness from a rich Round & Fleshy, Tone & Backbone, to a Powerful & Extracted. The flavors and aromas can also vary with a dark, sometimes sweet, fruit character, varying amount of spice, floral, and earth, and smoke, and meaty aromas and flavors.

Malbec

Mal-BECK

Malbec is native to southwest France, and still makes up 70% of Cahors, and makes high quality varietal wines in Argentina. The wines are Powerful & Extracted with intense flavors and aromas with black fruits, earth, mineral, often with notes of violets.

Grenache

Gruh-NASH

Grenache is widely planted throughout the world but some of the best expressions come from the southern Rhone, and in Spain’s Priorat. Grenache has small berries with thick grape skins resulting in dark, tannic wine in its youth combined with an almost ripe sweetness and elevated alcohol. Often part of a blend, Grenache offers a lot of fruit, spice, with floral and herbal notes.

Tempranillo

Tem-pra-NEE-yo

Tempranillo is the most planted red grape variety in Spain and is also responsible for some of its best wines. The grape yields medium to full-bodied, mostly Tone & Backbone red wines of moderate to high levels of tannins and acidity. Flavor wise, it shows a mix of red and dark fruits, including cherry and plum, as well as leather, tobacco, with herbal and spice notes.

Country / State

Chile

Producer

Polkura

Winemaker(s)

Sven Bruchfeld

Vintage

2021