Estrada Real Primeira Estrada Grande Reserva Syrah 2010 . Have already wrote about this winery and their great 2014 vintage, now found the first release of their wine. It is worth again to give a bit background on this. . The vineyards are located in Três Corações, Minas Gerais state, a coffee growing region and by no means associate with grapes, it is high altitude, about 1000m above sea-level. Due to the high volume of rain during the traditional harvest season they have managed to invert the vine cycle with double pruning and phytormonium Domex® (hydrogenated cyanamide, sprouting stimulant). This way they harvest during the dry season: Autumn and Winter in Brazil. . This wine a 100% Syrah from 6 years old vines, low yields of 6 ton/ha, aged in French and American oak barrels for 12 months (as far as I know) and further bottle ageing. The vinifiation itself happens in another winery, as they are very small and don´t have the equipment. Only 5000 bottles were produced of 2010 vintage. . Strong bouquet of very dark fruit, earthy and mineral with some leather. The aromas of preserved dark berries, not sweet but rather meaty, iron ore, old leather. Full-body, medium to high tannin and acidity. Comparing to the 2014, this is a more rustic version, while the 2014 a more elegant ones, but both very good. . This shows the potential of the country for wines. They found just the right micro-climate (terroir) and the right varietal producing something excellent. There is already another example of the same, not far away in another state. Now, thinking the size of Brazil and all this possible terroirs, there is a long way to try, discover and produce great wine in this country! ____________________________________________________________ #vinperitus #wine #winetasting #winereview #wset3 #vinhos #vinho #vino #vin #вино #ワイン #와인 #红酒 #יין #wein #vinhos #redwine #vinhotinto #tinto #syrah #shiraz #mg #minasgerais #mineiro #brasil #trescoracoes #brazil #brazilianwine #terroir