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Wine from Marocco, Tandem

Red Wine - Tandem Syrah Alain Graillot 2005 - Vintage 2005  - Vin du Maroc -  Morocco
The temperatures in Paris are low, nearly minus 10c the whole first week back at work. To heat up we tried a bottle of a Syrah from Marocco made by the Rhone producer Alain Graillot. An unusual experience, but strong solid fullbodied spicy wine full of pepper and dark fruits. Great stuff with a solid long fruity taste as well. The colour was as you may think dense ruby red >> wonderful. 

A great surprise at 13€ a bottle. The wine comes from the Domaine Ouled Thaleb where its very hot during day and cold at night. Soil is alluvium/limestone and the vines are grown organically.


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