Origin: Italy
Grape: Syrah
Alcohol:5%
Price point: $12.00
Year Reviewed: 2017
For those of you who enjoy Syrah, this wine has the true character of Sicilian wine, pleasured with richness and intensity. It is smooth and well-balanced. If you haven’t tried the Syrah grape, this may be your wine to experiment with as it is 100% pure Syrah. Syrah tends to be a bit more plum colored than red. Complement this wine with a pure beef dish, ribs, lamb or a hearty beef/pork stew. The producer Firriato makes several other wines, but is not that well known yet.
Syrah is a dark-skinned red wine grape. Its origins have been popularly debated, but its modern viticulture home is unquestionably the northern Rhône Valley of eastern France. In Australia, Syrah has developed such a distinct personality that it is essentially regarded as a distinct variety, is overwhelmingly (but not exclusively) known as Shiraz, and is regarded as the flagship national grape.
Syrah has proved successful around the world; wines are produced in many styles and display myriad dark-fruit flavors. Varietal Syrah can be quite floral in its youth, developing white and black pepper aromas and herbaceous notes as it ages. Some examples show tanned leather and smoky scents, while the fruit in these wines tends towards the very dark flavors of blackcurrant and licorice.