La Vicomte Authentique Syrah 2024
$30, 14% alcohol, DIAM cork, Pays d’Oc France.
I love the firmness of this wine. I love how fruity it is too, in a context of darkness, and in the presence of nut and herb notes. It driven by black cherry and licorice flavours but there’s enough savouriness, or extra, around the edges to keep its interesting. And then there’s the impressive firmness of the finish, which is something in itself. 91 points.
Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
