Happy Taco Tuesday! I bet you'll never guess what I'm having for dinner tonight but the wine is a different story. Tonight I've opened a bottle of a recent wine club shipment from DaMa Wines, which has been a personal favorite from Walla Walla for quite some time now. Tonight's wine is one of a pair of intriguing wines, this one the feminine one, the 2018 DaMa "Venus" Syrah from the Lonesome Springs Vineyard in the Yakima Valley AVA of Washington. So let's see what this wine has to offer!
The wine is a deep ruby color in the glass, quite classic for a nice Syrah. The nose is an inviting combination of floral notes, violet and rose petals with a hint of green grass with some undertones of sea spray and a hint of ripe fruit. The taste is a rapid departure from the nose with a rush of fruit, blackberry, tart cherry and marionberry that wash over your palate before transitioning to notes of vanilla bean, toasted oak and peppery spice midpalate. The tannins are superbly structured, offering a voluptuous balance between the acidity and long, smooth dry finish.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as this is just a wonderful example of what a nice Washington Syrah can be. The fruit, acidity and spice notes make this an ideal wine to pair with bold flavors, from mussels fra diavalo to a Cajun crawfish boil, and of course tacos! Tonight I am enjoying this wine with some classic chorizo and bean tacos topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream a perfect balance of heat and cool. Cheers!
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