SYRAH 2014 - DOMAINE MEGA SPILEO

Syrah 2014 Domaine Mega Spileo is surely a wine that takes its own time. After fermentation, part of it remained for 22 – 26 months in new French barrels and the rest in American ones, obtaining the character of both oak types. Then, it was bottled with light filtering and stayed 2 more years in the bottle at the Domaine's cellars so as to be ready. The Syrah variety is grown at the Abelos area in the Kalavryta province and the name of the area proves the historic relation of it with the wine.

The vineyard of the historic Monastery Megalo Spileo, with a history that goes back to 1550, was revived in 1999 and soon it was clear that the selection of the area was nothing but random. Because it has waited patiently so many years, give it one more hour of life in a carafe.

Enjoy it now or give it a decade more. 

In the glass, its dark red color is impressive.

In the nose, rich aromas of ripe red fruit meet the beautifully integrated spicy character of the barrel which does not cover them. Blackberry, strawberry, and cherry are combined with black pepper, smoke, and chilli in earthly and animal aromas background.

In the mouth, it is well built and velvety with round, of medium intensity, tannins balancing nicely with its acidity. The spicy sense is more intense in the mouth. Black pepper and smoke accompany the bitter cherry and blackberry granting an impressive ending to the long-lasting aftertaste.