Undurraga T.H. Syrah 2013

There are multiple bottlings from the same grape in the TH (Terroir Hunter) range, often from different valleys. The 2013 TH Syrah Leyda comes from a rainy vintage with somehow higher yields. The 3.11 hectares of vines are located in San Antonio, 14 kilometers away from the Pacific Ocean on granitic soils. The environment provides good conditions for a slow ripening of the grapes and moderate alcohol in the wines. This plot is dry-farmed and planted with 10,000 vines per hectare. It fermented with some full clusters and matured in 400- and 500-liter French oak barrels (10% new) for 12 months, trying to obtain a lighter wine, which winemaker Rafael Urrejola felt was getting too similar to the one from Limarí. There is more elegance here, still powerful and with plenty of black olives and other varietal notes, but there is also more austerity in the palate and more evident sapid sensations from the marine influence from the valley.Drink Date: 2017-2021. Score - 93. (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, April 28, 2017 )