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Savage Cellars

Savage Cellars
2019 Syrah, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Syrah

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9% RS: .4%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$64

Savage Cellars
2019 Syrah, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Syrah

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9% RS: .4%
Dark garnet color. Fruity aromas and flavors of spumoni gelato with nuts, vanilla nut fudge, coconut yogurt, and hint of jerky with a satiny, bright, fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, long finish with notes of huckleberry cream pie, spiced nuts and craisins, pepper jelly, and hint of camphor with fine, chewy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A super ripe, broad-shouldered, and boozy Syrah sipper.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth, Fruity, New World, Oaky & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: spumoni gelato with nuts, vanilla nut fudge, coconut yogurt, and hint of jerky
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of huckleberry cream pie, spiced nuts and craisins, pepper jelly, and hint of camphor
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own
Recipes Pairing: Peking Duck, Lamb Tagine, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A super ripe, broad-shouldered, and boozy Syrah sipper.

The Producer

Savage Wine, LLC

The Producer

Syrah

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Syrah - also known as Shiraz, especially in Australia - is a red wine with rich, zesty plum and blackberry fruit along with a light spicy, sometimes peppery quality. The grape has light to medium tannins, meaning lighter versions are drinkable upon release. This has certainly helped this wine's popularity in the United States.

Full-bodied versions, such as Côte-Rôtie from France's Rhone Valley, are intense, deeply concentrated wines that need many years to round out; these are generally at their best seven to ten years after the vintage and can drink well for 20 years plus from the best vintages.

Recommended foods with Syrah include most red meats, game and barbecued foods.