Viña Leyda Lot 8 Single Vineyard Canelo Syrah 2015

Andrew Bernardo rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

This is a truly stunning offering. Syrah finds its home in Chile and is by far my favourite grape emanating from the country. This wine has loads of blueberry and black currant liqueur flavours, meshed with singed herbs, smoke, hung meat, dried flowers, violets, warm baking spice, and a hit of black olive. Incredible juice. 92 Points.

Colin McKone rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

Dark ruby in colour with a luscious fruit forward bouquet of plum, blueberry, baking spice and violet. It is full bodied with well balanced acidity and tannins while being high in alcohol. On the palate you are rewarded with flavours of ripe dark berries. This will pair well with lamb and grilled red meats. A terrific value for the high quality, pick up a bottle while you can. Tasted on April 6, 2019.

Ghislain Lalonde reviewed this wine as follows:

FBS, JS91(3)

John Szabo, MS

It's really too cold in the Leyda Valley for syrah, so yields have to be reduced by about half, from 3 kilos/plant natural to 1.5, in order to ripen sufficiently. This 2015 is still peppery and reductive four years in, with charred wood, black fruit, incense and resinous herbs, and minimal oak influence. The palate shows similar vibrancy, with honest, all natural, zesty acids and very good length. All in all, it's a decidedly cool climate-style syrah, yet with sun infusion, fresh, firm, and juicy, still 2-3 years away from prime enjoyment - it has the stuffing to go some distance. It's not unfair to relate this to Northern Rhône syrah, indeed this would give many examples at three times the price a good run for the money. A coherent philosophy runs through Viña Leyda's entire range of wines. Tasted January and February 2019. Value Rating: ***

Greg Hughes rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

West of the famous Maipo Valley region and just an hour from Santiago, sits Leyda. It's a newer region in Chile that has been crafting cool climate wines since the late 1980s/early 1990s.
They grow concentrated fruit on loam and granite. It's quite close to the ocean, so it makes for a scenic day trip.
This Syrah is part of a single vineyard selection, which has tons of structure and aromatics.
It saw large open-top tanks and manual punchdowns.
Deep, ruminating pepper, cinnamon, blueberries, and tobacco smoke, to the nose.
Pretty high alcohol, with more lipstaining blueberry and bramble. It's spicy and quite tannic, but the tannins are pretty ripe.
Pair this dazzling Syrah with moussaka or cellar it for five or-so years.

Andrea Shapiro rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Super unique and engaging. A dark ruby colour with a fascinating, bouquet full of character. Cherry, dried cranberries, green olive tapenade with fresh drizzled balsamic glaze. Copper and rustic minerals. Flavours reflect much of the same olive notes - very strong here. Salt driven with a sundried tomato touch. Strong, smoky (almost peaty!) and savoury. A good pairing for wild game meats. 91 points - tasted December 2018