Deep purplish with garnet hints, a powerful nose of spiced ripe plum, jammy raspberry and crushed currants over liquorice, anise, smoke and roast coffee. Warm and mouth filling, with chocolate, black pepper and toasty oak behind a smoky finish. Silver at Syrah du Monde.
Tasting Notes
Deep purplish colour with garnet hints. A powerful nose of spiced ripe plum, jammy raspberry and crushed black and redcurrant, followed by liquorice, anise, smoke and roast coffee. Warm and mouth filling on the palate with strong chocolate notes, black pepper, spicy black plum and toasty oak. The entrance is tense and intense, with medium tannins and a persistent bouquet of spicy black fruit before a smoky close.
Quick Facts
- Grape: 100% Syrah
- Origin: Jordan (clay, limestone and basalt soils)
- Style: Dry red, full bodied, oak aged, Winemaker's Selection, certified organic
- Awards: Silver, Syrah du Monde 2019
Food Pairing
Jerky beef, smoked ham, and andouillette.
Serving
Serve at 16 to 18°C. Open twenty minutes before pouring.
About the Producer
Saint George is the wine of Omar Zumot, whose father Bulos founded the family drinks company in 1954. The name comes from the church of Saint George at Madaba, beside which Omar planted his first vineyard using vines brought from France. The estate now farms three sites: Madaba on clay and limestone, Souf in the mountains of Jerash at 1,150 metres, and the principal vineyard at Sama al-Sarhan on the Syrian border, where basalt thrown out by the extinct volcano of Jabal Druze layers the soil and changes every half metre. All are certified organic. Sheep graze between the rows, irrigation comes from carp ponds that enrich the water with nitrate, and yields are held below two tonnes per hectare, around a quarter of the world average.
