Matchbook Wine Co.
Estate Bottled Petit Sirah
Dunnigan Hills, Central Valley, California, USA
One of my favorites. It’s nice to finally get outside with all the rain and storms gone. Getting out the St. Patty’s Day stemware a little early. Cheers! 🍀
One of my favorites. It’s nice to finally get outside with all the rain and storms gone. Getting out the St. Patty’s Day stemware a little early. Cheers! 🍀
Mar 16th, 2022A go to wine for me. Pairs great with steak or just as a table wine by itself. TGIF!
A go to wine for me. Pairs great with steak or just as a table wine by itself. TGIF!
Oct 22nd, 2021Absolutely delicious. Full bodied, garnet in color, smooth with lots of red fruit on the palate. Paired nicely with burgers on the grill.
Absolutely delicious. Full bodied, garnet in color, smooth with lots of red fruit on the palate. Paired nicely with burgers on the grill.
Aug 25th, 2020
‘Certified Green’. It’s also got the extra name of ‘Red Earth’ now. So purple it’s almost looks black in the center. Interesting aromas. Hint of rocas, horehound or pennyroyal, blackberry jams. Pine cones. Flavors are dense and dry. Thick body. Chewy tannins. Has a Dutch black licorice streak too. This is what one expects in CA Petite Sirah. Meaty, heady, and hefty stuff. I tend to love this kind of thing, so it’s right in my wheelhouse, and it’s a steal of a deal.
‘Certified Green’. It’s also got the extra name of ‘Red Earth’ now. So purple it’s almost looks black in the center. Interesting aromas. Hint of rocas, horehound or pennyroyal, blackberry jams. Pine cones. Flavors are dense and dry. Thick body. Chewy tannins. Has a Dutch black licorice streak too. This is what one expects in CA Petite Sirah. Meaty, heady, and hefty stuff. I tend to love this kind of thing, so it’s right in my wheelhouse, and it’s a steal of a deal.
Jun 8th, 2026Woodsy with a mineral oil scent. Tannins are great. Full bodied, but full of flavor. This is about as great of value as you’ll find in CA fine wine. Complex, interesting and fulfilling for under $10…
Woodsy with a mineral oil scent. Tannins are great. Full bodied, but full of flavor. This is about as great of value as you’ll find in CA fine wine. Complex, interesting and fulfilling for under $10…
Dec 11th, 2025
Good, dry, not super fruit forward,
Good, dry, not super fruit forward,
Sep 16th, 2025
2023 was too tannic, with no fruit taste at all and with a puckery finish. Will not buy again. Sorry
2023 was too tannic, with no fruit taste at all and with a puckery finish. Will not buy again. Sorry
Sep 10th, 2025Dark and opaque in there. Purple urple. Smells musky, dense and juicy. Hints of wet gravel and crushed shrubbery. Flavors are juicy and big. Jam from NW blackberries. Tarts with cherry and berry in them. Very chewy tannins. But voluptuous too. Hints of Malbec extracted grape Kool-aide. This is steak or burger wine. Maybe a meat lovers pizza. Bit more fruit bombed than some of my fav Matchbook reds, but this is great value.
Dark and opaque in there. Purple urple. Smells musky, dense and juicy. Hints of wet gravel and crushed shrubbery. Flavors are juicy and big. Jam from NW blackberries. Tarts with cherry and berry in them. Very chewy tannins. But voluptuous too. Hints of Malbec extracted grape Kool-aide. This is steak or burger wine. Maybe a meat lovers pizza. Bit more fruit bombed than some of my fav Matchbook reds, but this is great value.
Dec 4th, 2023
Inky purple, big luscious body with so much ripe black fruit, black pepper tannins and a good bit of acid too. Complex and balanced.
Inky purple, big luscious body with so much ripe black fruit, black pepper tannins and a good bit of acid too. Complex and balanced.
Apr 25th, 2020