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Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Syrah 2006
Syrah
Not available on Wine-searcher, but should be under $20.
Keeper, especially for Value
Ruby/burgundy color. Gleaming, with reflections on the purplish side. Rather mature-looking. Nice legs.
Great, strong, oak and cinnamon aroma, with a hint of fruits like sour cherries.
Very smooth. Causes a puckering of the mouth, but bitterness is rather tame, [...]

DV Catena Syrah
100% Syrah
Bodega Catena Zapata
Not available on Wine-searcher.

I wasn’t able to get the year for this wine, but it should be relatively new, i.e. a 2007 or 2008.
Nice color for a relatively cheap wine. Almost completely black.
Great aroma of black fruits and pepper.
Taste is a little one-dimensional. Nice, strong, cherry, bittersweet tannin taste. [...]

Carinae Gran Reserva Syrah 2007
100% Syrah
$33 on Wine-searcher. 1 Vendor.
Keeper
Nice ruby color, though nothing very notable of it.
Soft aroma. Grapes, raisins, plums, and coffee in the nose. Plus, there’s a nice earthiness and oakiness to it. The aroma itself is very interesting.
Taste is rather oaky for a syrah. It’s very warming and burns on the [...]