Savage, Girl Next Door, Syrah 2018 Rotgipfler smooth on the entry but

smooth on the entry but with enough grip and freshness to finish dry and refreshing

Sweet and honeyed with lots of grapey fruit

Round and silky tannins

crystalline fruit not unlike Eiswein

hint at its Mediterranean heritage

Savage, Girl Next Door, Syrah 2018 Rotgipfler smooth on the entry butWith little more than 700 bottles produced, this Syrah shows a beautifully rich, broody nose packed full of savoury black berry fruits, earthy black currant, pithy black cherry, iron filings, black olive tapenade and a chalky, dusty mineral lift. Cool and restrained, this wine displays an overt Old World character and would not look out of place in a Cote Rotie tasting. Densely fruited, deep and richly textured, the tannins eventually rein in the wine