Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
Golan Heights Winery has spent decades matching varieties to high-elevation basaltic sites and treats Syrah as one of its core Yarden reds.
Golan Heights Winery · Golan Heights
Yarden Syrah
Golan Syrah · dark fruit · pepper · volcanic · oak · powerful
Yarden Syrah gives the collection a serious Israeli red from the cool, high volcanic plateau of the Golan Heights.
Country
Israel
Region
Golan Heights
Appellation
Galilee
Grapes
Syrah
Style
Red
Realistic spend
£27–£34
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdayfathers daybarbecuedinner partygift
A high-altitude Israeli Syrah for Father’s Day, steak dinners and gifts.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
The house style uses mature Syrah fruit and French oak ageing to build structure around the naturally spicy grape.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Blackberry and plum meet pepper, smoked meat and spice, with firm tannin and a long dark-fruited finish.
Body5/5
Acidity4/5
Tannin4/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence3/5
Freshness4/5
Aroma5/5
Serve it well
Serve around 16–18°C.
If this wine were human…
The understated heavyweight
If Yarden Syrah were human, it would be carries far more presence than the lack of theatrics initially suggests.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Carries far more presence than the lack of theatrics initially suggests. You notice small details and then pretend you did not, mostly to see whether anyone else does.
At dinner, you are happy to share the bottle, but you definitely noticed who poured themselves the heroic measure. Secretly, you are slightly competitive about having found the good place before everyone else.
In short: carries far more presence than the lack of theatrics initially suggests. golan syrah energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
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Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.