Syrah/Shiraz Flashcards

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Syrah/Shiraz profile

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Black fruit
Black pepper
Medium to high tannins
Medium to high acidity

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Syrah profile

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Fresh black fruit
Herbal notes
Black pepper

Rhone style (called Syrah)

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Shiraz profile

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Cooked black fruits
Licorice

Australian style (called Shiraz)

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French areas for Syrah

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Northern Rhone (classic region for Syrah)

Cote Rotie (in Northern Rhone - exceptionally steep slopes)

Hermitage
Crozes-Hermitage (lower price and higher yields than Hermitage and Cote Rotie)

Languedoc-Roussillon (Pays d’Oc is single varietal and Minervois is blended)

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Australian area for Shiraz

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South Eastern Australia (high volume/inexpensive)

Barossa Valley (some of world’s oldest Shiraz vines)

Hunter Valley

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