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Oldfield Series Syrah 2006
The 2006 Oldfield Series Syrah is an intriguing amalgam of Old World and New World styles, with plenty of Rhone-like herbal, smoky, leathery, gamey aromas and flavours to counterbalance the exuberant pepper, spice, and blackberry flavours associated with the New World Syrah style.
Wine Specs
| Vintage | 2006 |
| Varietal | Syrah |
| Appellation | Okanagan Valley |
| Sugar | 25 |
| Acid | 7.0 g/L |
| PH | 3.8 |
| Bottling Date | June 2008 |
| Residual Sugar | 2.0 g/L |
| Alcohol % | 14.9 |
Wine Profile
Awards
SILVER All Canadian Wine Championships, 2009
BRONZE Okanagan Fall Wine Festival, 2009
Winemaker Notes
Syrah is an astonishing South Okanagan success story. Our hot, dry growing conditions are uncannily similar to Syrah’s home base in the Northern Rhone, and clearly syrah is at home here too. The initial vintages of our Syrah came from the “Side Hill” Syrah at our Tinhorn Creek Vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench. The 2006 Oldfield Series Syrah is the first vintage to include the Syrah grown in our Diamondback Vineyard on the Black Sage Bench. This Syrah was aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak. It was then blended together in stainless steel tanks before bottling. It then spent a year in bottle before release.
Food Pairing Notes
This is BBQ wine par excellence. Anything smoky and slow-cooked will work, from beef brisket to smoky sauce-slathered ribs or pork tenderloin. In winter, try with beef braised in wine.