FALESCO LAZIO SYRAH - 2002

Falesco is one of the top names in Italy. Established in 1979, brothers Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella set out to produce great wine around the border of Umbria. This Syrah was fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged for 7 months in Allier barriques, creating a rich, soft wine.

TASTING NOTES:

Rich blackberry, ripe plum, earth and mineral flavors accent this smooth red that exhibits scents of sweet candy-like berries.

SCORE & RECOMMENDATION:

87 PTS
Pleasant to drink with soft tannins and a decent finish. It has a very old world "terroir" style taste which makes it a unique and interesting Syrah in a marketplace flooded with California fruit bombs.