Syrah Masters 2017: the results in full

What did the judges think? (continued)

Beverly Tabbron MW

I suppose the Syrah Masters reinforced my personal preference for a fuller bodied and richer style of Syrah whether from the new world or France.

I struggled with the more restrained style such as those wines from cooler areas such as Hunter Valley for example, which were paler in colour and lacked some of the depth of some of the other wines.

That’s the good thing about tasting in a panel as you get a good consensus of different palates resulting in a fair judgement of style and quality.

I thought that the quality was good to very good across the board; at least in our group and being able to give six Master awards is a good demonstration of this grape’s quality.