| 15.0 / 20 |
Region: Algarve
Country: Portugal
Owned by Cliff Richards, the Adega do Cantor in Algarve has been making wines for the past 6 years or so.
This, the 2007 vintage for their Syrah, has an extremely dark, purple color. Lots of jam in the nose, along with dark ripe plums, some nice toast/oaky impressions and a hint of mint that gives it some freshness. All very fruit forward and new worldly.
Soft bodied in the palate, with some hints of spices and very nicely integrated oak. Balanced acidity and mellow tannins make it an easy to drink wine but also seem to prevent it from being a bit more structured and layered. Brief persistence with lots of dark plums.
For my taste, I think this would benefit from a slightly better structure but, as it is, it's an easy to drink, enjoyable wine.
Tasted on 2011-10-09
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