John Szabo, MS

Fruit has abdicated here in favour of a more savoury expression, dusty, herbal, dried, pot pourri-inflected, full of...

Michael Godel

Blending syrah and cabernet sauvignon is a very Aussie (and B.C.) thing to do - in both cases often to wildly...

Megha Jandhyala, S.J.D

This appealing blend of syrah and merlot from Ontario is not so assertive aromatically at first, but aeration reveals...

Sara d'Amato

An iron-rich, salty, and affable blend of syrah and merlot. Notes of plum and black currant unfurl across the palate...

National Wine Awards of Canada

Medal score at the 2025 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2025.

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David Lawrason

Syrah and merlot would seem to be good blending partners, both with medium body and tannin levels. So this does work...