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

Syrah