Wines made from Syrah grapes of El Terrerazo
Discover the best wines made with Syrah as a single variety or as a blend of El Terrerazo.
Structured, elegant reds with deep colour, firm tannins, with intense aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black pepper, violet, smoked meat, black olive and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Star of the great northern Rhône reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas, Saint-Joseph) and pillar of GSM blends in the south (Châteauneuf-du-Pape). Widely exported to Australia as Shiraz (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Cross of dureza × mondeuse blanche.
Southernmost Grand Cru of Alsace (Thann-Vieux Thann, Haut-Rhin, 21. 96 ha at 350-450 m, full south-facing on unique Alsace volcanic soils — Carboniferous basalt, schist and granite, warm heat-absorbing soil): Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer signature whites (~35% each) — dark, full-bodied profiles with notes of smoke, minerals, grilled figs, tobacco, sometimes petrol. Taut Riesling (30%) olfactively complex. Zind-Humbrecht and Schoffit estates.