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2019 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Syrah

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Stelvin

Other Reviews....
If you have been following my journey through the less big and bold Syrah/Shiraz, you will know I like them silky, pretty and a teeny bit savoury.
The Isolation Ridge is a perfumed and pretty riot on the nose, all violets, damsons, roses, thyme, blackberries, vanilla, baked quince and pencil shavings. The palate is elegant and refined and from that rollercoaster of prettiness comes a refined fresh fruit acidity, supple tannins, black coffee, liquorice and that beguiling combination of floral notes in a well structured but not overly weighty Syrah. This is still a baby bundle of juicy and youthful mulberries, raspberries, damsons and plums, showing the beginning of what I expect to be a delicious and ever changing life. Very smart.
94 Points
Mike Bennie - The Wine Front (March 2021)

Quite specific vineyard characters here. It definitely smells and tastes of a small addition of viognier, and also some whole bunches employed in the fermentation. So there's perfume and a slight ginger/apricot note, lip smack and a light chew of tannins, which all make for a quite interesting style. Drinking well now and might just find more and more nuance over the next decade. Drink by 2030.
94 points
Tony Love - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

The 2019 Isolation Ridge Syrah is lacy and fine, detailed and long, with blood plum and lavender, rose petals and a Turkish delight character as well as cracked pistachios and even nougat. There are notes of red apples and licorice, raspberry seed and a "hard to pin" herbal character, plus tobacco, sage, mint and arnica. This is beguiling, great and super fine. Drink 2024-2046
95+ points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate