Escudo Rojo - Syrah Reserva2022
RED WINE
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Producer
Escudo Rojo
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Blend
Syrah
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Country
Chile
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Region
Maipo Valley
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UPC
8 12485 00056 3
Reviews
James Suckling 91
Lots of violet extract and some baked purple fruit with some fine spice and oyster sauce. Full-bodied, flavorful and juicy on the palate with very fine-grained tannins. Just a bit baked.
by ZS, James Suckling , 2023
Wine Enthusiast 90
There is a lovely aroma of berries in the glass. It has a full body and nice acidity, energizing the firm palate, where prominent notes of toasted oak add to its complexity. Raspberries emerge in the finish of this smooth wine.
by JV, Wine Enthusiast , 2023
Technical Details
Aging
The wine is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for six to eight months before bottling.
10% new oak and 90% 1-2 year old oak barrels.
Description
This typical Chilean grape variety is well-known for producing high quality wines with remarkable depth of flavor and concentrated tannins. Escudo Rojo Syrah is sourced from rigorously selected parcels in the Maipo Valley.
Tasting notes
The nose opens on subtle notes of black fruit such as blackberry and blackcurrant, followed on airing by delicate touches of oak and black pepper. The round and full attack displays the expressive black fruit notes found on the nose. The tannic structure typical of Syrah lends attractive body and heft to the mid-palate, sustained by elegant notes of black and grey pepper, followed by a beautifully long finish distinguished by a remarkable return of fruit flavors and refined toasted notes.
Vineyard
This wine comes from the “Valle del Maipo”, 30km south of Santiago. Nestling at the foot of the Andes Mountains, it is a valley with a long winegrowing tradition which offers some of the best conditions for cultivating Syrah. Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile's winemakers have chosen the “Valle del Maipo” vineyards for their temperate climate and their soil, poor in alluvial deposits and rich in pebbles, ideal for expressing the power, elegance and minerality of the wines. The combination of summer heat with the influence of the Andes produces a marked day/night temperature differential highly favorable to preservation of the fruit.
Vinification
The grapes are hand-picked then brought to the Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile bodega, in the heart of the Maipo Valley. Combining wood and steel in a distinctive architectural style, the bodega has state-of-the-art equipment that also respects the great winemaking traditions. Escudo Rojo Syrah is vinified in the Bordeaux manner, favoring extraction of the fruit and a supple, well-balanced tannic structure.