2018 Kingston Family Vineyards Syrah Lucero Valle de Casablanca

2018 Kingston Family Vineyards Syrah Lucero Valle de Casablanca

2018 Kingston Family Vineyards Syrah Lucero Valle de Casablanca The color is deep bright red. The cool Casablanca climate gives us bright acidity unusual for New World Syrah which can be a bit flabby Aromatically we are always on the spicy peppery end of the spectrum. This year Lucero combines ripe blackberry fruit with some meatiness and bacon fat in the aromas; on the palate it’s juicy and mouthfilling without being heavy. Liberal use of whole clusters and stems adds a savory note and a pleasant fleshiness although the overall tannin impression is quite soft.