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Black Market Wine Company The Syndicate 2020 Wine Review

Black Market Wine Company The Syndicate 2020

Black Market Wine Company The Syndicate 2020

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:93/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $36.00

Drink: 2023-2030

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Black Market Wine Company

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Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

I've always loved "The Syndicate" red wine blend from Black Market Wine Company, but this vintage is so incredibly smooth, it's like melted butter on the palate. Fresh, beautifully balanced (as always) this vintage is a rich, medium-bodied red wine blend of 38% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc, 17% Petit Verdot and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon. Elegant and rich with dark berry, plum, dark chocolate, dried tobacco leaf, pepper and cedar brush spice aromas and flavours rich and smooth on the palate.

Grapes were sourced from the winery’s vineyards in Kaleden, Oliver and Osoyoos with each varietal small batch fermented and aged for 21 months in French oak barrels (40% new). Drink or hold. Tasted January 2023 with roast chicken and prime rib.

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