Good to know; the Californian Syrah wine with the most ratings on Vivino costs
Winery | John Anthony |
|---|---|
Grapes | Shiraz/Syrah |
Region | Napa Valley |
Wine style | Californian Syrah |
Alcohol content | 15.4% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | A complex array of red fruit and brambly black fruit with fresh blueberry alongside tones of tanned leather, aged cigar and allspice. The texture is broad and commanding with a tension that implies significant aging potential. Flavors of fresh fig and blackberry lead into buttery graham cracker pie crust with hints of marzipan in the finish. |
Californian Syrah certainly isn't a wine for the meek. This bold, spicy wine typically has heaps of raspberry, black fruit and heady levels of alcohol.
Syrah is relatively new to California, yet it's taken extremely well to the climate. It loves long periods of sunshine, and the heat of the Central Coast AVA.
Originating in the Rhone Valley, Syrah was first planted en masse in California in the ...
