Alain Graillot "Syrocco"

its ok. fabulous by moroccan standards! to be honest, though, when i'm in morocco i seldom drink wine...

if you come by, i'm at the store 'til 6...
 
I've had this wine: Domaine des Ouleb Thaleb "Tandem" Syrah du Maroc 2006

which is a collaborative effort of Alain Graillot and Jacques Poulain (of Domaine des Ouleb Thaleb). Is that the same wine with a different label? Or a different wine from the same collaboration? At first it seemed like a big, southern vineyard, fruit-bomb of a wine, but with a bit of air it seemed to gain complexity and even some nobility. Worth going back to.
 
originally posted by Jeff Connell:
At first it seemed like a big, southern vineyard, fruit-bomb of a wine, but with a bit of air it seemed to gain complexity and even some nobility. Worth going back to.
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I've also experienced similar.

It was on the menu at Tini in Red Hook and paired it with cheese fondue and a roasted asparagus appetizer. I had high hopes, but this is not a high toned syrah. Quite simple up front but pleasing enough. Did not give it too much time to air out - hey, I was thirsty. Garnet had a whole bunch of these a long time ago, I do not know who in the NYC area is retailing this stuff now.
 
I have really enjoyed the Tandem as well (I thought the '06 better, more classically European in style than the '05). We don't have the Syrocco here so I would be interested to know what the difference is? A quick google provided surprisingly little information. The vineyards are in the hills only 10km from the Atlantic and that apparently provides enough of a cool influence to counter the otherwise blistering sun so that Syrah can do well. Sure this might have been marketing talk from the importer, but I really liked the result.
 
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