Syrah
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, barbecued pork ribs
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the sun-drenched, wind-swept slopes of the Red Mountain AVA in Washington State, the Fidelitas Syrah is a masterful expression of one of the region's most exciting grape varieties. While winemaker Charlie Hoppes is celebrated for his Bordeaux-style blends, his work with Syrah reveals the dramatic, rugged beauty of Red Mountain's unique terroir. Sourced from premier vineyard sites like Ciel du Cheval and the estate's own plantings, this wine benefits from the intense diurnal temperature shifts and low-nutrient, gravelly soils of the appellation. The result is a Syrah of immense concentration and character, balancing rich, dark fruit flavors with the classic savory complexity—such as cured meats, black pepper, and crushed stone—that makes Washington Syrah world-class. It is a testament to the winery's precision and deep connection to this distinctive desert landscape.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 2000 by acclaimed winemaker Charlie Hoppes, Fidelitas is a premier boutique winery deeply rooted in the Red Mountain AVA of Washington State. With a steadfast focus on crafting exceptional Bordeaux-style blends and single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons, the winery sources grapes from some of the region's most prestigious vineyards, including Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, and Quintessence, alongside their own estate plantings. Fidelitas is renowned for its modern, precise winemaking techniques, utilizing carefully selected French and American oak barrels to shape wines of remarkable concentration, structure, and aging potential. Under Hoppes' expert guidance, the estate has become a benchmark producer for Red Mountain, capturing the unique, sun-drenched terroir in every bottle of their signature Optu Red and site-specific Cabernet Sauvignon expressions.