Chateau Golan 2002 Syrah review

91 points

This is a very Australian style Syrah from a lower elevation vineyard (about 400 meters) in the Golan Heights area of Israel. The wine is in the riper vein of Shiraz with an alcohol of about 14.5%, but is not over ripe- no cooked fruit at all. It is definitely in the plum and chocolate range of Syrah, rather than the black pepper vein.

Good acidity and length. This is a small (10,000 case) winery growing all its own grapes with an Israeli winemaker trained in Oregon.

Pretty pricey at about $40 US.