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.
This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of both the highly respected The Winefront site (founded 2002) and Mattinson Photography.
Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.
Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.
