Tasting - "Tonnino Syrah"

3. Tonnino Syrah

a. Variety: Syrah

b. Region: Sicily

c. Country: Italy

d. Year: 2013

e. Price: $7.95

I've said before that I like whisky. I've been drinking more of it for longer too so I'm more in tuned with those flavors. The butter or butterscotch flavors that came across in the smell. There was also a subtle hint of vanilla that I have grown to associate with oak barrel aging. The taste had floral notes though, which is typical of wine but got lost in the smell. Dryness came though and what I'd described as half bodied flavor in that the flavors seemed watered down. On the second taste after the wine opened up a little I could taste the walnutty oak taste. It adds a great smoothness to the wine. I enjoy whisky when I relax so I think this is where the wine belongs. The lack of acidity wouldn't pair well with lighter fair. You'd need a stronger seasoned meal to accompany it, but it still would be best on its own.

What Others Say: I was able to get this review about the wine from a friend of mine. This winery says: "Aromas of violet and blackcurrant enriched by hints of licorice and black pepper. In the mouth it is full, round, slightly tannic with a spicy note on the finish"