Syrah Surprises - Unexpected Discoveries and Disappointments

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I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: Nude Stem Zero Powerful Reds
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:

2020 Vinedos de Alcohuaz 'Tococo de Alcohuaz' Syrah, Elqui Valley, Chile
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2020 Stefano Amerighi Syrah Cortona, Tuscany, Italy
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2017 Gramercy Cellars Les Collines Block 50 Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, USA
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2010 Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz, South Australia
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2008 The Ojai Vineyard Syrah, Santa Barbara County, USA
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2001 Domaine Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie Cote Blonde, Rhone, France
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The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.

Syrah has a long history and the most common place associated with the grape is Hermitage in the northern Rhône. The wines from Hermitage are so famous for their quality that they were used to add body and concentration to Bordeaux wines. This process was commonly referred to as Hermitagé.
The name might suggest that the variety comes from the Persian town Shiraz, located today in not-so-wine-friendly Iran, or maybe from Syracuse in Sicily
Today we know, however, that it is great-grandchild of Pinot and the offspring of little-known varietals Mondeuse Blanche and Dureza.