Dark inky in color with a purplish rim.
Strong nose of blackberries, sweet cherries, black currants, oak, vanilla, spices, vegetables, chocolates, barnyard and black pepper.
Full bodied and soft with medium acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with sweet plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, coffee, chocolates, peppercorn, spices and earth.
Medium minus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 3 year old Californian Petite Sirah is still drinking nicely, although simple. Well-balanced with a soft mouthfeel, which wasn't there a year ago.
Needs an hour to open up. Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a cheese plate.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
$14.
Dark inky in color with a purplish rim.
Strong nose of blackberries, sweet cherries, black currants, oak, vanilla, spices, vegetables, chocolates, barnyard and black pepper.
Full bodied and soft with medium acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with sweet plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, coffee, chocolates, peppercorn, spices and earth.
Medium minus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 3 year old Californian Petite Sirah is still drinking nicely, although simple. Well-balanced with a soft mouthfeel, which wasn't there a year ago.
Needs an hour to open up. Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a cheese plate.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
$14.
Jan 1st, 2018
New vintage. Taut, tight, tannic, roasted meat and fire.
New vintage. Taut, tight, tannic, roasted meat and fire.
Sep 20th, 2017This is a nice wine and really a good value. Fruit is somewhat subdued, though raspberry and dark berry are pronounced. Spicy, firm tannin, quite a bit more assertive than the prior vintage.
This is a nice wine and really a good value. Fruit is somewhat subdued, though raspberry and dark berry are pronounced. Spicy, firm tannin, quite a bit more assertive than the prior vintage.
Sep 7th, 2017
Meh - had a hankering for Petite Sirah and unfortunately this did not deliver. Lacking in depth, concentration, complexity- too much acid & not enough tannins. Going thru a rough patch as I sample wines from appellations outside Sonoma & Napa
Meh - had a hankering for Petite Sirah and unfortunately this did not deliver. Lacking in depth, concentration, complexity- too much acid & not enough tannins. Going thru a rough patch as I sample wines from appellations outside Sonoma & Napa
1 person found it helpfulAug 6th, 2017
Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
