Another great find from this year's Cape Cod Spring Fling Tasting was the Graham Beck The Ridge Syrah 2005 at $29.99 a bottle. Graham Beck is on my short list of best all-around bang-for-the-buck winemakers in the world. Although most of them are under $20 a bottle, this amazing Syrah is a steal at 30.
Syrah and elegance are two words that are rarely in the same sentence. The Graham Beck Syrah is elegant. Silky smooth in the mouth it has typical gamey-peppery syrah flavors without the barnyardy typicity of Rhone wines nor the Raspberry fruitiness of Australian Shiraz, same grape, different spelling. In combination with this elegance is still the power you expect from a Syrah.
This is a great choice if you plan on serving a leg of lamb for Easter dinner. Smooth enough for the occasional wine drinking relative and complex enough for the astute wine drinker. I can't wait to try it with marinated lamb chops on the grill.
Graham Beck makes a few different Syrahs, make sure you get the one that has "The Ridge" on the label.
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Drank the wine tonight with rosemary-sage-garlic-honey marinated kidney lamb chops. It was awesome!
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