Syrah du Monde is a wine competition for wines made from the syrah grapes. No prize for guessing.
As with all competitions, you can only win if you decide to take part in the competition so one should perhaps not take the part of “World’s Best” too literally. On the other hand, the wines that win medals are surely both excellent and interesting. They have managed to get good notes from the judges in the competition with is certainly impressive.
More information on https://www.syrah-du-monde.com.
Here is the top-ten list that actually contains 14 wines:
- Hartenberg The Stork Shiraz 2008, Hartenberg Farm, South Africa
- Gatt Shiraz – Barossa Valley 2010, Gatt Wines, Australia
- Luberon Grand Deffand 2009, Château la Verrerie, France
- Côtes de Provence – Habillage “Noir et Or” 2006, Château La Tour de l’Évêque, France
- El Olivar Alta Syrah 2009, Viu Manent y Cia, Chile
- Hermitage Cuvée Emilie 2010, Desmeure / Domaine des Remizieres, France
- Crozes-Hermitage Immanence 2009, Cave des Clairmonts, France
- Alentejano – Homenagem a Hans Christian Andersen 2009, Cortes de Cima, Portugal
- Saronsberg Shiraz 2010, Saronsberg Cellar, South Africa
- Costières de Nîmes Les Marquises 2009, Lamargue, France
- Rust en Vrede Shiraz 2009, Rust en Vrede, South Africa
- Anthropology Shiraz 2010, Cumulus Wines, Australia
- Tamaya Winemaker’s Gran Reserva Syrah 2010, Vina Casa Tamaya del Limari, Chile
- Saint Joseph Esprit de Granit 2010, Cave de Tain l’Hermitage, France
