With the majority of their wines crowd-pleasers, this is a divisive one – you are either going to love it or hate – very seldom is there going to be a middle ground. Shimon’s carpentry skills came in handy when they needed a way to keep the wines separate from everyone else in the non-kosher winery to ensure that they remained kosher (following in the steps of other California boutiques, they initially opted for “Cal Kosher” supervision before obtaining a more conventional hashgacha which would be acceptable to the discerning masses they were targeting. Reviews, recommendations and information on all the best Syrah under $20 at Reverse Wine Snob. The wine isn’t going to get any better, so finish up any bottles you may have over the next 6-12 months. On the full bodied, rich and extracted palate there is more oak, near-sweet tannins, more red summer fruit and a ton of spicy notes and a streak of herbal bitterness that pleases; all backed up by an awesome core of acidity that keeps things lively. That said the wine remains a little too fruit forward and dominated by sweet fruit for my own tastes while others will enjoy it.
Shirah, Coalition, 2011: The second year the Weiss bothers produced this unique blend and, while another successful year and maintaining the characteristically near-insane magnificent uniqueness of the Coalition, there is a distinct change in style from the 2010 vintage as one would expect from the different blend comprising the wine.
archive White Hawk, Syrah – 2012 $ 55.00. Quick View. archive 2011 Thompson, Syrah $ 75.00. The collective reference to Gabriel and Shimon as the “Weiss Brothers” is certainly appropriate with Shirah Wine a true team effort between the two brothers (with a little help from their sister – more on that below). Dive into millions of ratings Explore the most popular wines. Get Directions. Read more. Syrah (/ ˈ s iː r ɑː /), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine.In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. A lingering finish with more spicy wood and minty baker’s chocolate finishes up this wine. Following the critical acclaim and sold out harvest, the brothers decided it was time to forge ahead and take control of their own destiny and thus Shirah Winery was officially born for the 2009 vintage. The first wine the brothers released was that single barrel of 2005 Syrah about which I wrote a few weeks ago when I covered Jonathan Hajdu and his wines, as he helped Gabe and Shimon make it (which also happens to be the only wine produced by the Weiss Brothers which I have not [yet] had the opportunity to try – hint hint). How does it make you feel? After that initial success and obviously being bitten by the winemaking bug, it took a few more years before he was able to try his hand again and in the interim, continued to work hard at Herzog, learning anything and everything he could about winemaking (he also assisted in a few Covenant harvests, during the time they were housed at Herzog’s facility). Nightlife. Fermented for 45 days and clocking in at 16.85% AbV this muscular wine is a beast in every sense of the word. As you can imagine, with a day job of manual labor one has to make a choice between sleeping and making wine. These days Grenache is pretty well known but back in 2010 there were very few kosher wines using Grenache (including 2007 varietal versions from Brobdingnagian and Capcanes and Rhone based Domaine St. Benoit and Capcanes utilizing the grape in blends). While not my favorite Shirah wine (and I’d have loved to see it blended with just a tad of 2012 White Hawk Syrah instead for a wine that would likely have blown my socks off), it retains the characteristically fun personality and is loaded with rich red summer fruit, bracing acidity, a good tannic structure that is now nicely integrated and keeps the abundant fruit in check. A ripe and aromatic nose is loaded with strawberries, watermelon, tart cranberry, summer fruit, bell pepper, eucalyptus, cigar box, espresso, spicy oak, loads of black peppery notes and cloves.
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Plenty of acid and a robust tannic backbone (now fully integrated) keep the mounds of aromatics in check, yielding a wine that is pure pleasure. Quick View. A lingering finish with sweet fruit, herbal notes, more green notes of mostly saline olives and chocolate notes round out this wine.
SKU: SWC61 Category: archive. While the fruit has receded somewhat the sheer deliciousness of the wine is still shining through and the wine should be enjoyed over the next 12 months or so. Another cult classic returns for the 2012 vintage. different vineyards from which it was sourced while having a little too much oak nuance for my personal tastes. 2009 For 2012 the Syrah blend was given an encore (albeit without the Viognier or accompanying delightful summer notes). Is this for personal celebration or party celebration vibes? The full bodied and caressing palate is wrapped in gripping tannins that need plenty of time to integrate but give it some time as they are hiding multiple layers of complex flavors including tart raspberries, summer strawberry fruit, hints of graphite and saddle leather along with saline minerals and Oriental spices.
Take your time with this wine as there is a lot going on – and you don’t want to miss any of it. A rich and expressive nose leaps at you as soon as you pull the cork screaming Shirah all the way out of the bottle’s narrow neck. The wine opens with a near sweet nose of red cherries, ripe black plums and crushed rose petals that are joined by substantial garrigue and herbal notes which serve to tame the sweet fruit. Shirah, Coalition, 2012: Once again Gabe reached back into his alchemist tendencies and poured a ton of creativity (or insanity – take your pick) into this “everything wine”, attempting to utilize grape varietals less common in the kosher wine world. While lacking in power, especially when contrasted to its fellow 2009 brethren, the wine is simply beautiful. A full bodied blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot (both from Happy Canyon) it’s a classic Bordeaux blend with a riper California twist.
An eclectic and very full-bodied palate is wrapped in a highly robust tannic structure that hid much of the flavors in the wine for hours until it receded just enough to reveal robust and savory meaty flavors alongside violets, spicy black pepper, sage, cinnamon, a hint of “gaminess” and sweet black and red fruit. On the palate look for vibrant flavors of fruit punch, cherries, and raspberries, and an overall personality that is reminiscent of top flight Bordelaise wine. Regardless of the fact that those first releases pre-dated the founding of Shirah Winery and weren’t “official” or “commercial” releases (whatever that means), hindsight has shown them to have been accurate predictors of what was to come and clear indicators of the winemaking path Gabe and Shimon had set out on. A highly aromatic nose of raspberries, dark cherries, ripe plums and a touch of blueberries is accompanied by deep flavors of grilled meat, earthy minerals and a pleasing salinity. A blend of Touriga Nacional (45%), Syrah (30% which was co-fermented with 4% Viognier) and Petit Verdot (25%) sourced from three different Central Coast vineyards, the wine clocks in at 14.5% AbV – low alcohol by Shirah’s initial standards. archive 2012 Coalition Red $ 35.00. Shirah, Syrah, Power to the People, 2012: Following the resounding success of the inaugural 2009 Power to the People, there were two “quiet” years in which the Thompson fruit was bottled only as a single vineyard wine.
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