A perennial favourite from two outstanding vintages. Both are excellent but in different ways. 2015 on paper was a hotter vintage yielding a brawnier style while 2016 had more temperate weather resulting in leaner, more elegant wines. With my Syrah d’Ogier bottles the differences were quite marked but I suspect this had more to do with reduction and bottle age than weather patterns. Continue reading “Syrah for the masses – Syrah d’Ogier 2015 & 2016” →