Winery Big HeadSyrah
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Syrah from the Winery Big Head
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Syrah of Winery Big Head in the region of Ontario is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Syrah of Winery Big Head in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Syrah
The Syrah of Winery Big Head matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, grandma melanie's cassoulet or roast deer my grandmother's way.
Details and technical informations about Winery Big Head's Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling Italico
Lively, aromatic whites for early drinking, with a pale golden hue, light palate and fresh aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers, white-fleshed fruits (green apple) and herbal notes. Also produced as sparkling (Spumante) and botrytised sweet wines. A pillar of dry Italian whites from Friuli, Veneto and Lombardy. The Italian synonym for Welschriesling, a Central European white grape with no genetic link to German Riesling.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Syrah from Winery Big Head are 2013, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Big Head
The Winery Big Head is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Vinemount Ridge to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vinemount Ridge
VQA sub-appellation of the Niagara Peninsula below the escarpment edge (Vinemount moraine, deep silty-clay loams, high water retention, good drainage): Riesling, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir are the signature stars — ripe sweet fruit, well-balanced whites with bright acidity and a fruit-salad palate, medium-bodied reds with natural structure. Gamay, Vidal and Merlot as fruity complements.
The wine region of Ontario
World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.
The word of the wine: Flavours
There are generally four so-called fundamental flavours: acidity, bitterness, sweetness and saltiness. The first three are considered to be the building blocks of the structure of wines. They are perceived by the taste buds that cover the surface of the tongue.
