2022 | Iruai 'Blood + Flowers' Syrah | Oregon Criolla Grande Seductive notes of citrus fruit

Seductive notes of citrus fruit

Like a tight ball of silky thread

mango skin

The wine is aged in oak barrels (10-20% new wood) for 20-22 months

Aromas of clear citrus

2022 | Iruai 'Blood + Flowers' Syrah | Oregon Criolla Grande Seductive notes of citrus fruitWhen made right, Syrah is the pagan vision quest of red wines. If it were a film genre it would be an Italian Giallo. It's heady, full of smoke, flowers and incense. It's earthy and animalistic, full of musk, blood and iron. It's mysterious and exciting, ripe, bitter and black. It's a bit naughty. With "Blood + Flowers" I set out to exemplify Syrah at it's most Syrah, in all its wild bacchanalian glory. Enjoy by: drinking from a goblet with smoked