100% Syrah from Paso Robles, California. SRP of $25 and available for as low as $17. Sample submitted for review. 5,338 cases produced. From the bottle: "Angels have always been our inspiration, hence the name. Angels have always guided us and, we are convinced, contribute … [Read more...]
E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage - A Northern Rhone River Valley Value
BULK BUY! 100% Syrah from Crozes-Hermitage, Rhone, France. SRP of $35 and available for as low as $18, but more typically in the low $20s. Costco occasionally has this wine for $19.99. Imported by Vintus. From the winery: "Eye: Dark and deep … [Read more...]
Coloma Meatgrinder Syrah - A Dandy From El Dorado
Find all of our Naked Wines recommendations here! 100% Syrah from El Dorado, Sierra Foothills, California. SRP of $28 and available to NakedWines.com Angels for as low as $16. Better yet, new Naked Wines customers and readers of The Reverse Wine Snob can use the $100 … [Read more...]
Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Syrah - Super Smooth and Smoky
BULK BUY! 100% Syrah from Santa Barbara County, California. SRP of $17 and available for as low as $12. 16,000 cases produced. Sample submitted for review. From the bottle: "Family Owned. Artisan Quality. The grapes for our Syrah are Jackson Estates Grown, coming from … [Read more...]
Cameron Hughes Lot 354 Crozes-Hermitage - Get It While You Can
BULK BUY! Syrah from Crozes-Hermitage, Cotes du Rhone, France. SRP of $20 and available for just $10.99 at Costco. 2,400 cases produced. From the bottle: "Cameron Hughes is an international négociant, sourcing and producing small lots of high quality wine from the … [Read more...]
Andezon Cotes du Rhone Red - Succulent Syrah!
90% Syrah and 10% Grenache from Cotes du Rhone, Rhone, France. SRP of $16 and available for $10 at Costco. Imported by European Cellars. From the importer: "AN ERIC SOLOMON SELECTIONS CUSTOM CUVEE Les Vignerons D’ Estézargues is a co-operative cellar in the small town … [Read more...]
Fields Family Wines Estate Syrah - Spoicy!
Syrah from Lodi, California. SRP of $22 and available at that price (Saturday Splurge). 150 cases produced. Sample submitted for review. From the bottle: "Our entire Estate Syrah vineyard is under organic farming practices. Only the most select fruit from this vineyard … [Read more...]
Esporao 4 Quatro Castas - One-of-a-Kind
25% Aragones, 25% Alicante Bouschet, 25% Petit Verdot and 25% Syrah from Alentejo, Portugal. SRP of $17 and available for as low as $14. Sample submitted for review. 60,000 liters produced. From the bottle: "In 2011, a mild summer with cool nights and a large diurnal … [Read more...]
Cline Sonoma County Syrah - Brings the Fruit...
Syrah from Sonoma County, California. (92% from the Sonoma Coast and 8% from Contra Costa County.) SRP of $12 and available for as low as $8. Sample submitted for review. From the bottle: "A Syrah is a Syrah and also a Shiraz but not a Sirah (Petite type)! Syrah originated … [Read more...]
Mietz Cellars Sonoma County Syrah and Pinot Noir - Rare Finds
With grapes from Dry Creek Valley and the Russian River Valley these limited production wines offer big names and big tastes at small prices. First up is the 2007 Mietz Cellars Sonoma County Syrah which consists of 92% Syrah and 8%Petite Sirah. The Syrah comes from the Dry … [Read more...]
Miraflores El Dorado Syrah - One More Reason To Love Syrah
Syrah from El Dorado, Sierra Foothills, California. SRP of $30 and purchased for $15. From the bottle: "We have devoted ourselves to creating a legacy of fine wines that reflect our beautiful land. As you savor our wines, may they be most memorable. -Victor & Cheryl … [Read more...]
Michael David Winery 6th Sense Syrah - Explosively Good
Syrah with a little Petite Sirah from Lodi, California. Sample submitted for review. SRP of $20 and available for as low as $13. From the bottle: "I smell with one nose, an ancient black rose, a memory lingering, briefly exposed. I see with two eyes, through shadows and … [Read more...]
Ridge Crest Syrah - Simply Delicious
BULK BUY! 100% Syrah from Columbia Valley, Washington. SRP of $10 and available for as low as $8. Sample submitted for review. From the winery: "The nose provides aromas of jammy blackberries, cassis, cedar, and tobacco. The palate is full with soft tannins and … [Read more...]
Jean-Luc Colombo Cape Bleue Rosé - A Heck Of A Nice Rosé
67% Syrah and 33% Mourvedre from Vin de Pays de la Mediterranee, Provence, France. Sample submitted for review. SRP of $12 and available for as low as $8 for the 750ml bottles. Also comes in 1.5L and 3L bottles. From the bottle: "Jean-Luc Colombo has forged an … [Read more...]
Luca Laborde Double Select Syrah - Doubly Good
100% Syrah from Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina. SRP of $25 and available for as low as $19.99. 2,000 cases imported by Vine Connections. Sample submitted for review. From the winery: "Beautiful deep purple color, tilting the glass the shallows are a soft rose. The nose is … [Read more...]
Charles & Charles Rosé - Everything You Want In A Rosé
81% Syrah, 16% Mourvèdre, 2% Cinsault and 1% Grenache from Columbia Valley, Washington. SRP of $13 and available for as low as $10. 20,100 cases made. Sample submitted for review. From the bottle: "A collaboration founded in 2008 between Food & Wine Magazine 2009 … [Read more...]
Mira Winery Hyde Vineyard Syrah - Seriously Good Syrah
100% Syrah from Carneros, Napa Valley, California. SRP of $48 (Saturday Splurge). 568 cases produced. Sample submitted for review. From the bottle: "We believe wine is a story of the land and the place in which it grew. It's the story of the people who coax it into being … [Read more...]
Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Pousseur Syrah - One Serious Syrah!
100% Syrah from Central Coast, California (56% Alamo Creek, 32% Bien Nacido and 12% Chaquera vineyards). SRP of $25 but available for as low as $15. Sample submitted for review. From the bottle: "'La syrah,' the French say - syrah is deeply and elementally feminine. It is … [Read more...]
Bonny Doon Vineyard Alamo Creek Syrah - One Savory Syrah
100% Syrah from San Luis Obispo County, California. SRP of $35 (Saturday Splurge). Available directly from the winery. Sample received courtesy Bonny Doon Vineyard for review purposes. From the bottle: "From the dramatically unexpected geological extrusions (No one expects … [Read more...]
Bonny Doon Vineyard Contra Old Vine Field Blend - Deep, Dark and Delicious
68% Carignane and 32% Syrah from the Central Coast of California. SRP of $16 and available for as low as $12. Sample received courtesy Bonny Doon Vineyard for review purposes. From the bottle: "Contra is a wine that reflects the opposite of modern wine sensibilities — of … [Read more...]
Lagaria Syrah-Nero d'Avola Sicilia IGT - A Pizza Prerequisite
60% Syrah and 40% Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy. SRP of around $12 and available for as low as $8. From the bottle: "This charming blend hails from the clayey and volcanic terrain in southwestern Sicily, 660-1,315 feet above sea level. 30% of the wine has sojourned in … [Read more...]
M. Chapoutier Belleruche Cotes-Du-Rhone Rosé - Pink, French and Refreshing
Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault from Cotes du Rhone, France. Sample submitted for review. SRP of $14 and available for as low as $10. From the bottle: "My Reference. Wines with a Signature, the expression of M. Chapoutier taste. A will to avoid developing a "typical … [Read more...]
Bodegas La Purisima Capa Rota Monastrell & Syrah - A Blackberry Jam-A-Rama
70% Monastrell and 30% Syrah from Yecla, Spain. SRP of $10 and available at that price. Sample received courtesy Marquee Selections for review purposes. From the bottle: "Made from a delicate blend of specially selected Monastrell and Syrah grapes, it has a beautiful red … [Read more...]
Andrew Murray Vineyards Terra Bella Syrah - An Exquisite Saturday Splurge
100% Syrah from Paso Robles, California. SRP of $36 and available for around $31. Sample received courtesy Andrew Murray Vineyards for review purposes. From the winemaker: "The Syrah from this vineyard grows on steep, limestone-rich hillsides and arrives at the winery very … [Read more...]