Domaine la Bastide

$13.00750ml

Match Syrah's earthy tones and dark, spicy fruit with Mediterranean-inspired fare.

Try chicken baked with tomatoes, olives and capers,

slow-cooked lamb

or kofta kebabs topped with garlicky tzatziki.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, floral, herbaceous, red fruits

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, light-average tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, smoky, blackberry, black pepper

A linchpin in Anne-Marie and Guilhem Durand's mini Languedoc empire, Chateau la Bastide sits atop limestone-rich, gravely soil; the vineyards planted in densely arranged, trellis-trained plots. Working with consultant Claude Gros, the Durands farm lutte raisonée and ferment their Syrah in cement, aging it in steel tanks for a year before bottling. Precise and very, very tasty.