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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mdvillaverde on 2/9/2024 & rated 94 points: 68% Petite Sirah, 11% Syrah, 3% Viognier. A dense, inky, chewy wine. I gave it 2 hours out of the bottle. (129 views) | | | Tasted by silton on 2/20/2023 & rated 92 points: It's a Petite Sirah, so it should last for many more years without a dramatic decline, but I think it peaked in 2019-2021 when its structure had relaxed from its youth, but still had all that rich purple fruit. It's still plenty fruity, along with cocoa and herbs, teeth staining to be sure but not as good as some other Sumos. More fussy on day 2. There was a lot of fine grained sediment that required patience as cheese cloth wouldn't do and the metal strainer drained slowly and needed to be rinsed after every 6-7oz pour. (484 views) | | | Tasted by BigTex22 on 6/7/2019 & rated 93 points: I don’t like wines like this much anymore as my palate has shifted to more old world style wines. This is definitely new world. Decanted briefly. Dark purple with a sweet bouquet of charred rustic oak and blueberry compote. On the palate, bursting with smoked blueberry with a silky finish and fine tannins. This wine is BIG and it’s well made. Finish is long, and it appears to have many years ahead of it given the powerful fruit and still integrating oak. If you’re into these wines, you’ll be well rewarded. Nice as a cocktail wine...not sure what I’d pair this with (a stew?). (1760 views) | | | Tasted by PasoWallaWill on 4/16/2019 & rated 93 points: 4 hour decant. Dark inky color. Black fruits and pencil lead flavors give way to blue and black fruits with a long soft grip. Wow. This wine is why I joined the Keplinger list 6 years ago. (1554 views) | | | Tasted by Tyler C on 3/14/2018 & rated 91 points: A nice sumo. I really like the lower use of Viognier. But the 2013 is by far the best Sumo of all time, in my opinion. As with all Sumo's needs lots of air time. Decanted for 2 hours and still continued to open up and fruits really started to come out at the end of the dinner. (2379 views) | | | Tasted by respieth@gmail.com on 3/11/2018 & rated 87 points: Too jammy for my taste. (2138 views) | | | Tasted by bps2266 on 12/3/2017 & rated 91 points: 1 hour decant. immensely improved after four. dense, inky purple. tar, gravel, dry brush, licorice, meat, and black fruit nose. some licorice. VA. full, gravelly tannin. alcohol. huge. blackberry, blueberry, black cherry, iron, and black soil palate with a long finish. general impression is austere but royal. a stalwart. (2243 views) | | | Tasted by Castle Peak on 8/29/2017 & rated 95 points: This is fabulous. Layers and layers of persistent rich ripe flavors, spices and textures. In near perfect balance. Maybe the best wine I have tasted in 2017. (1815 views) | | | Tasted by Eguielebron on 1/14/2017 & rated 87 points: Taninos muy rusticos, buena fruta. Muy mineral y monolítico. (2115 views) | | | Tasted by silton on 7/28/2016: Has tightened up since bottle #1 but drinkable. Hold. (1924 views) | | | Tasted by McWing11 on 1/26/2016 & rated 92 points: Deep, dark and concentrated. Very tannic yet. Benefits from a 2-3 hr decant. No sediment. Very good, try to hold onto for a few more years before drinking. (2267 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 1/7/2016 & rated 94 points: A vibrant magenta color, with a bit of a muted nose; some alcohol on the first whiff, with not much fruit/berry aromas detected.
PnP with initial notes of boysenberry, blueberry, raspberry liqueur, violets, and pumice. A strong chalky grip on the initial finish.
An hour in the decanter fattened this wine up nicely (not completely, but "nicely"), especially in terms of texturally. A velvety and smooth finish. The chalkiness faded significantly, leaving a soft and voluptuous coating on the palate.
I would say this is one of the best Sumos I've had, with good, fresh berry fruit flavors and a dark, solid core without being heavy at all. The Viognier component (which has been very distracting in other vintages) barely shows its presence (thankfully), but just enough to add a little lift to the often-thick PS and Syrah flavors. A very balanced and seemingly seamless wine.
Should be better in a year. If drinking now, decant for an hour+. (3475 views) | | | Tasted by grayfont on 11/7/2015 & rated 92 points: Delicious rocket fuel. All power yet controlled just enough - at least for my palate. If you like 'em big, try one now. Otherwise wait. Long life ahead. (2042 views) | | | Tasted by Silveradoup on 8/1/2015 & rated 96 points: Holy crap. Outstanding! (2188 views) | | | Tasted by rylanreynolds on 7/11/2015 & rated 92 points: Beautiful petite Syrah dominant wine (1842 views) | | | Tasted by Hi.its.Don.4.Wine on 3/28/2015 & rated 93 points: Upon opening, nose was bright and full. First taste wine was tight and a little one dimensional. Continued drinking for a good three hours and by then wine opened up to this graceful yet big bold wine showing great fruit and just the right amount of spice note. Ideally, lay down for a few more years. (1821 views) | | | Tasted by silton on 1/31/2015 & rated 93 points: Glossy purple/black fruit bomb with aromatic lift and plenty of class. (1715 views) | | | Tasted by DarinC on 8/19/2014: Winery tasting note
"Amador, 68% Petite Sirah, 11% Syrah, 3% Viognier
Also from Shake Ridge Vineyard, this wine shows crazy intensity from Ann’s impeccable viticulture. The two petite Sirah blocks were harvested in two picks and cofermented with Viognier, then blended with Syrah. It is such a fun wine – intense and concentrated, brooding and dark but with high notes of star gazer lily, white flowers, ginger, and black peppercorn. It is an immense wine, but always finishes light on its feet. The art of Sumo." (1943 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Keplinger Producer websitePetite Sirah Varietal character (Appellation America) | P.S. I Love You: A Petite Sirah Advocacy Organization
Petite Sirah is a variety of red wine grape grown in France, California, Israel and Australia. Recently, wineries located in Washington State's Yakima Valley, Maryland, Arizona, West Virginia, Mexico, Chile's Colchagua Valley and Maipo Valley, and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula have also produced wines from Petite Sirah grapes. Though developed in France, it is nearly extinct there as of 2002, hanging on in limited plantings in the Isère and Ardêche regions of the Rhône Valley and in Palette, a tiny appellation in Provence. It is the main grape known in the US and Israel as Petite Sirah with over 90% of the California plantings labeled "Petite Sirah" being Durif grapes; the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms recognizes "Durif" and "Petite Sirah" as interchangeable synonyms referring to the same grape. The grape originated as a cross of Syrah pollen germinating a Peloursin plant. On some occasions, Peloursin and Syrah vines may be called Petite Sirah, usually because the varieties are extremely difficult to distinguish in old age.
The 'petite' in the name of this grape refers to the size of its berries and not the vine, which is particularly vigorous. The leaves are large with a bright green upper surface and paler green lower surface. The grape forms tightly packed clusters that can be susceptible to rotting in rainy environments. The small berries creates a high skin to juice ratio which can produce very tannic wines if the juice goes through an extended maceration period. In the presence of new oak barrels the wine can develop an aroma of melted chocolate.
Petite Sirah produces dark, inky colored wines that are relatively acidic with firm texture and mouth feel. The bouquet has herbal and black pepper overtones, with plum and blackberry flavors on the palate. Compared to Syrah, the wine is noticeably more dark and purplish in color. The wines are very tannic with aging ability that can eclipse 20 years in the bottle.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sierra FoothillsAmador |
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