Full Review

Copain

Copain
2012 Hawks Butte, Syrah, Yorkville Highlands

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Syrah

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.1%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended

Copain
2012 Hawks Butte, Syrah, Yorkville Highlands

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Syrah

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.1%
Brown brick red color. Aromas and flavors of cocoa nibs, peppered roast meat, red and black cherry, and violets and black olives with a satiny, bright, bone-dry medium-to-full body and a warming, complex, medium-long finish that presents notes of chicken and goose liver pate with cherry balsamic reduction and purple flowers and dried orange peel with well-integrated, coating, grippy tannins and light oak flavor. A floral, meaty, and fruity Syrah showing depth and complexity, this is a go-to for slow roasted and smoked meats.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: cocoa nibs, peppered roast meat, red and black cherry, and violets and black olives
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of chicken and goose liver pate with cherry balsamic reduction and purple flowers and dried orange peel
Sweetness Sweetness: Bone-Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Peking Duck, Lamb Tagine, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A floral, meaty, and fruity Syrah showing depth and complexity, this is a go-to for slow roasted and smoked meats.

The Producer

Copain Wine Cellars

The Producer
1160B Hopper Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
USA
1 707-541-7474

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.

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