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Babylon Tenbrink Vineyards Petite Sirah
Suisun Valley, North Coast, California, USA
#AgedWineTuesday
Deep Inky in color with a short reddish rim. Not showing age at all.
Fruity nose of blackberries, sweet plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, light earth, vinaigrette, espresso and peppercorn.
Full bodied and bold with medium plus acidity.
Dry and still very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, coffee, peppercorn, earth and light citrus.
Long finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a wonderful Petite Sirah from Suisun Valley in California. Dense, rich and extracted.
Was probably better a few years ago, but I really enjoyed it regardless.
Tangy and spicy. Generous and fruit forward. Interesting stuff with a teeth staining color.
I really like these kind of big wines that show nice complexity and mouthfeel.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
Good right out of the bottle and better after 30 minutes of airtime. A great sipping wine.
100% Petite Sirah grapes were aged in oak barrels (50% new) for 18 months. A small production of only 400 cases.
15.1% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$90.
#AgedWineTuesday
Deep Inky in color with a short reddish rim. Not showing age at all.
Fruity nose of blackberries, sweet plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, light earth, vinaigrette, espresso and peppercorn.
Full bodied and bold with medium plus acidity.
Dry and still very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, coffee, peppercorn, earth and light citrus.
Long finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a wonderful Petite Sirah from Suisun Valley in California. Dense, rich and extracted.
Was probably better a few years ago, but I really enjoyed it regardless.
Tangy and spicy. Generous and fruit forward. Interesting stuff with a teeth staining color.
I really like these kind of big wines that show nice complexity and mouthfeel.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
Good right out of the bottle and better after 30 minutes of airtime. A great sipping wine.
100% Petite Sirah grapes were aged in oak barrels (50% new) for 18 months. A small production of only 400 cases.
15.1% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$90.
Surprisingly open for a young Petit Sirah. Dark purple, big fruit, yet light on its feet at this point. Scholium release tasting with @Abe Schoener in LA.
Surprisingly open for a young Petit Sirah. Dark purple, big fruit, yet light on its feet at this point. Scholium release tasting with @Abe Schoener in LA.
1 person found it helpfulMar 13th, 2016
Tasty in a SQN kind of way...
Tasty in a SQN kind of way...
1 person found it helpfulDec 30th, 2015Interesting wine. Crazy high alcohol content (even smelled like white-out). #tftwc
Interesting wine. Crazy high alcohol content (even smelled like white-out). #tftwc
1 person found it helpfulDec 12th, 2015Unlabeled 2004 Babylon (Tenbrink Vineyard Petit Sirah)
Unlabeled 2004 Babylon (Tenbrink Vineyard Petit Sirah)
1 person found it helpfulFeb 7th, 2014
Dark, but not heavy with just slight hints of minerality synonymous with an Abe Schoener wine
Dark, but not heavy with just slight hints of minerality synonymous with an Abe Schoener wine
1 person found it helpfulOct 7th, 2013
Never mind. One more #metaphysicallecturetour wine :-)
Never mind. One more #metaphysicallecturetour wine :-)
1 person found it helpfulApr 10th, 2013
Licorice, leather and mud. Another beast that was tougher to drink than I wanted it to be.
Licorice, leather and mud. Another beast that was tougher to drink than I wanted it to be.
Aug 6th, 2016