The Lane Provenance Syrah 2022
- 91
- $45
- Drink by: 2023-2030
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Provenance, as the name suggests, celebrates individual vineyards and sub-regions. In this case, the vineyard is one of the highest (450m) on The Lane estate, while the sub-region is Hahndorf. Anise, black peppercorn, allspice, cherry, bramble and vanilla pod come at you – lifted and aromatic – from the glass. This medium-bodied young Syrah shows real brightness of fruit. Tannins dance. And then there’s the nexus with a savouriness that elevates flavours, a touch of smoky cured meats, a pepperiness, which doesn’t dominate but really brings the wine to life. Could have a smidge more concentration but keeps true to the Syrah moniker with an overall red fruited spiciness and lift.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
