Saturday 16 June 2007

Oddbins Wine Merchant - Labeye Guilhem Syrah

Labeye Guilhem Syrah E. 8.69 with 20% discount for 12 mixed bottles



Tasting Notes : Medium to full-bodied and smooth, possessing plenty of rich, rounded red-fruit with notes of meat and white pepper.
Producer : Cave de Rieux (Edouard Labeye)
Method of Production : Syrah is renowned for producing big, firm, spicy wines - but, in this case careful use of a form of carbonic maceration has created a supple, fruity concoction. The grapes were hand-picked to allow the fruit to be placed in the fermenting vats as whole bunches, where a form of fermentation took place inside the berries, to extract spicy notes, soft tannins and a deep colour. When the carbonic maceration was complete, fermentation continued as normal.

Vintage : 2003
Food Choice : Drink with pasta dishes, pizza and a variety of grilled meats.
Grape Mix : 100% Syrah
Region : South of France
Percentage Alcohol : 13

£5.99
20% off 12 bottles"

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