The Lane Reunion Syrah 2021
- 95
- $70
- Drink by: 2023-2034
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There is a presence here, one marked by notable concentration and depth. Reunion is grounded, quite literally, in the earth with autumnal, undergrowth notes among the dark berries and spice. It is convincingly ripe in blackberry and dark plum, which brings the role of some expensive and most attractive French oak into play, contributing fine-grained tannins that glide long through the finish. The weight and concentration of fruit is possibly more what we expect of Shiraz rather than Syrah, but that’s a pleasant debate to have over such a wine. Quality speaks more than mere name alone. Seamless and all too drinkable now, it will continue to build some beguiling complexity.
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.
