{"product_id":"2024-vanguardist-v-syrah","title":"2024 Vanguardist V Syrah","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Corbett is a wizard when it comes to flipping expectations, and this Barossa Syrah is the perfect example. While the Barossa is usually synonymous with \"big\" Shiraz, Michael approaches it through his signature lens of restraint and precision. Sourced from the McKenzie vineyard in Ebenezer, this comes from nine-generation farmers working sandy clay loam over solid limestone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 season was a low-yield, high-quality affair. Windy conditions during flowering meant fewer bunches, but the fruit that remained had incredible intensity and deep colour. Michael hand-picked in mid-February (very early for the Barossa!), using about a third whole bunches and fermenting gently for a month. It then spent 15 months in two puncheons - one new and one older - giving it just enough frame without burying the fruit in oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we sat down to taste this, it felt like a Barossa Shiraz made specifically for people who don't usually like Barossa Shiraz. It’s a lighter shade of the Barossa but remarkably drinkable and complex, sitting at a nimble 13.1% alcohol. It's got plenty of spice and dark fruit, but it’s the fine tannins and \"rocky\" mineral energy from that calcrete soil that really stand out. It’s a contemporary, sophisticated take on the region. Always full of surprises is Michael Corbett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This sits no more than medium in weight, sketched in charcoal and pencil rather than splashed with colour. There’s fruit intensity, concentration, but like other wines of the stable, spice and savouriness and structure are the guiding principles... Tannins, as always, are detailed, carefully extracted, compellingly instructive, leading to the table.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e95+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Some orange peel and floral mouth-perfume, finish has a boysenberry crispness, sappiness and excellent length. Engaging wine. Different. There’s so many layers to it. Give it some time, I’d say, though there’s no shortage of interest now.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGQXKNl2nL4?si=070IRBPlRTX8VjeA\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanguardist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43921918263339,"sku":"2024 Vanguardist V Syrah","price":74.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024VanguardistVSyrah.webp?v=1776211275","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-vanguardist-v-syrah","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}