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Domaine La Bastide Syrah 2001, V. d. P. d’Hauterive.

Colour: very deep, intense black purple.
Nose: expressive (needs some air to develop) rich and creamy with loads of black fruit, berries, cherries, spices, minerals, some nuances of caramel, confiture, black pepper and even a whiff of muscat and lychee. There is ripeness as well as freshness in the nose. Quite complex.
Taste: Powerful, rich, concentrated and round, a lot of fruit (cherries) as in the nose, ripe, but not sweet, some spices and a touch of alcohol, warm, but also fresh, powerful, but at the same time elegant because of the refreshing acidity. This wine has a fair amount of tannins, these are ripe and give backbone to the wine.
Finish: quite intense, with again fruit, but more spices and impressions of tea and a touch of liquorice. Not very long, complex or refined, but clean and sound.

* A very interesting wine from a serious producer in Corbières (Languedoc-Roussillon).
This is an example how power and freshness make a very drinkable combination. Expressive wine, lacking the depth, length and complexity of a really great wine, but very good, with an excellent price/ quality ratio. In fact a real bargain.

- Very good drinking now, will keep for a few years, I doubt if it will improve with age, the straight-forward fruitiness makes it very interesting now.

- Excellent example of the quality potential of the Midi. International, expressive style.

- lotnr.: 215122

- tasted: 09-12-’02, retasted 28-02-’03 (consistent notes)

- estimated retail price ca. 6 euro

- average production:

- Château La Bastide, 11200 Escales, tel.: + 33-468 27 08 47 / fax.: + 33-468 27 26 81 / e-mail: chateaulabastide@wanadoo.fr / web site: www.chateau-la-bastide.fr
- Export agent: D.A.D., Z.A. La Plaine 8, Avenue de l’Europe, 34830 Clapiers (France), tel.: + 33-467 55 90 90 / fax.: + 33-467 55 06 36 / e-mail: info@dad-languedocwines.com / web site: www.dad-languedocwines.com