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Kingston Family Vineyards Lucero Syrah - 2007

Kingston Family Vineyards Lucero Syrah

Winery Story

The Kingston Family first came to Chile in the early 1900's. Carl John Kingston, the patriarch and pioneer, came to Chile looking for copper... (more...) (good idea) and gold (crazy idea). "Gramps" Kingston was an American originally from Central Mine, Michigan, which exists only as a ghost town today in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Kingstons settled in Casablanca in the 1920s. Gramps' wanderlust yielded a 7,500 acre ranch with a herd of cattle but no gold. Through the years, generations of Kingstons have been raised in the "casa patronal" on the Farm in Casablanca. Our wine's label is inspired by this old house still standing today.

Tasting Note

Definitely decant the 07 Lucero to let it breathe a bit—it is a surprisingly serious wine, deeply colored and very concentrated. It has th... (more...)e same hallmark meat and smoke characters on top of black fruits with a firm backbone of acidity that all the Syrahs from the Kingston vineyard display, just more of it than usual.

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Alice W.'s taste profile Alice W. Alice W.
July 18, 2009
A dark, inky wine with the explosive punch of a big Syrah. Dark berries (blackberry, currant) on the nose leads to a fruity palate. Well developed tannins round off the finish.

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