Cruse Wine - Charles Heintz Vineyard Syrah 2021 (750ml) Malagouzia

Cruse Wine - Charles Heintz Vineyard Syrah 2021 (750ml) MalagouziaThis Syrah is from Charles Heintz vineyard in Occidental, a cool site at the extremes of ripening Syrah in western Sonoma county. The 2021 vintage created an environment for lower alcohol and lighter tannins. The nose is floral and olive toned, with hints of smoked meat, while the palate is blueberry and wet stone. This wine appreciates a chill and a hamburger.

The winemakers at Reichsrat von Buhl like dry wines

its rustic tannins have been tamed by the time spent in old barrels bestowing a better evolution of the tannins

GRAPE VARIETY: Sangiovese with small additions of other varieties authorized in Tuscany

juicy and tannic with lots of fruit and structure

Finis Terrae presents an intense and deep red bright color

harmonious and persistent finish

strong underlying structure

Very straightforward and direct on the palate

while the palate is medium to full-bodied and supple

92 pts "Hidden Gem" Wine Enthusiast 2025

The “free-run” grape juice is then fermented in a closed tank so as to retain all the fermenting gas

a bit of gamey iron richness