Ziereisen
Gestad Syrah
Baden, Germany
Really come out of its shell. Meaty, feral and minty nose. Also so much limestone and it’s so prevalent. Such a great nose. 50% N Rhone, 50% Baden. Palate is fresh and energetic with terrific intensity and gorgeous early season blackberry fruit and just insane juiciness. Powdery tannins and extraordinary fruit character. This is an easy 9.5 and will only improve over the days and hours. Now this is something with air and had a glorious velvety texture and melty tannins.
Really come out of its shell. Meaty, feral and minty nose. Also so much limestone and it’s so prevalent. Such a great nose. 50% N Rhone, 50% Baden. Palate is fresh and energetic with terrific intensity and gorgeous early season blackberry fruit and just insane juiciness. Powdery tannins and extraordinary fruit character. This is an easy 9.5 and will only improve over the days and hours. Now this is something with air and had a glorious velvety texture and melty tannins.
Mar 7th, 2024
Spicy, high tone, tart, cool purple fruit. More extracted and inky than I’d expected, and fairly firm tannins. Not quite balanced, seems a bit closed. Maybe will develop with time
Spicy, high tone, tart, cool purple fruit. More extracted and inky than I’d expected, and fairly firm tannins. Not quite balanced, seems a bit closed. Maybe will develop with time
1 person found it helpfulMar 11th, 2022By far the best vintage for Ziereisen Syrahs ever. What a wine. Incredible nose of spice, blackberry, some sweet wood, limestone, chalk, dry stone dust, red berry, cocoa and more. Just so complex. Deep, elegant and super pure nose that keeps changing. Just so damn impressive. Palate is deep, fresh and incisive while also showing great acidity and structure. This needs to flesh out as it is painfully young but it is all there. Palate is more red fruited than the black fruited nose will lead you to believe. Enormous concentration and already showing great complexity. Boy does this need air and boy is this impressive. I’ll be back.
Still a 9.4 today. Round, ripe and majorly structured. Sappy and dense but still major structure. Great wine. Needs 5 years. Then def 9.5-9.6. This is a 9.4+.
By far the best vintage for Ziereisen Syrahs ever. What a wine. Incredible nose of spice, blackberry, some sweet wood, limestone, chalk, dry stone dust, red berry, cocoa and more. Just so complex. Deep, elegant and super pure nose that keeps changing. Just so damn impressive. Palate is deep, fresh and incisive while also showing great acidity and structure. This needs to flesh out as it is painfully young but it is all there. Palate is more red fruited than the black fruited nose will lead you to believe. Enormous concentration and already showing great complexity. Boy does this need air and boy is this impressive. I’ll be back.
Still a 9.4 today. Round, ripe and majorly structured. Sappy and dense but still major structure. Great wine. Needs 5 years. Then def 9.5-9.6. This is a 9.4+.
2018 vintage. Very concentrated. Good balance between fruit, earth, and spice. Black fig, blackberry, grilled herb, rocks, olive, black pepper.
2018 vintage. Very concentrated. Good balance between fruit, earth, and spice. Black fig, blackberry, grilled herb, rocks, olive, black pepper.
1 person found it helpfulAug 14th, 2021
Needs time but showed well with a few hours in the decanter. Beautiful fruit, extraordinary purity. Hint of camphor, dark fruits on the nose. Judicious tannin, mineral, long finish. 😍
Needs time but showed well with a few hours in the decanter. Beautiful fruit, extraordinary purity. Hint of camphor, dark fruits on the nose. Judicious tannin, mineral, long finish. 😍
Apr 18th, 2022