Onesta Syrah

Tasting notes & discussion 45

Silver Medalist (2023 Los Angeles International Wine Competition)

Typically $45/bottle from Onesta Wines
Vintage 2018 from Mendocino County
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About Onesta Wines: “Jillian’s wines speak the truth of each growing season and each vintage is a new adventure for her, riding the waves of Mother Nature. Her promise to herself and her customers is to deliver wines with personality and depth every year. Jillian’s wines are made with passion and love, just like she lives her life. Her hope is that every sip of Onesta will ignite the soul with passion and enthusiasm for living life to the fullest.”

Onesta, Sirrah

TASTING NOTES: “Golden Vineyard in Mendocino is ideal for growing Syrah, a variety that emphasizes the terroir. Our Onesta Syrah is filled with juicy plum and black cherry with a hint of lavender and sage. The earthy or meaty aromas release after some time in the glass, giving graphite and maple-smoked bacon flavors. The complexity of this wine comes to fruition on the palate with firm tannins and a velvety long finish.” (AbV 14.8%)

VARIETALS: Syrah.

BARRELS: 24 months in French oak.

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: How I thought “sirrah” was just another way to say sir but with a funny or outdated accent to it. Apparently that’s not the case.

I know it shows up in Shakespeare, but I always imagine it in a Southern accent. Like from a southern dandy type of guy. He says something like, “I say, sirrah, I do declare…”

Anyway, sirrah is a negative way to address someone in its original connotations. It’s sort of like calling someone a peasant or beneath you before you even know who they are. A power move.

Swaggering into the tavern with your big, feathered cap and coin purse a-jingling. Some guy spills his ale on you. “Sirrah, we are about to have an issue,” as you tug a fine glove from your fingers with which to slap him upside his head. Those were the days.

Onesta Syrah

Silver Medalist (2023 Los Angeles International Wine Competition)

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